HEHerschel Grammar School 11+ admissions

• Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus

  Formal consortium · GL Assessment · Two GL Assessment papers, approximately 60 to 65 minutes each, with answers recorded on separate computer-marked answer sheets; the provider marks and standardises the scores.

  GL Assessment standardises the combined results. For September 2027 entry, a standardised score of 111 or above is the eligibility threshold, described by the consortium as approximately the top 35% of that test cohort. Eligibility is for consideration only and does not guarantee a place; each school applies its own oversubscription criteria.

  Provider change for September 2028 entry

  For September 2028 entry, the Slough Consortium will use Quest Assessments for the test sat in September 2027. Its schools say the test will still have two papers across English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, and the eligibility score will remain 111. Exact registration and test dates need checking with the consortium.

  Slough Consortium's 2028-entry notice
  Check the official test registration page

Eligibility

Applicants must register for and sit the Slough Consortium 11+ entrance examination, achieve a standardised score of 111 or above, and apply through their home local authority's coordinated process.

Score policy

A standardised score of 111 or above is the minimum eligibility score; the policy names the Slough Consortium 11+ and ranks remaining places by examination performance. It does not specify the provider, paper count or components.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Published radius: 4 miles from the main entrance gate of Herschel Grammar School.

The four-mile category is measured in a straight line from the child’s front door, including flats, to the main entrance gate using GIS, with nearer homes first. A separate later category offers up to 10 premium places within 10 miles using the same method. Appendix 1 is an indicative map, not an exact address check. Ask the school to confirm the gate reference and full address. The registration address is used; the CAF home must apply by 31 October 2026 and continuously since 1 May 2026. Shared-care families quote both addresses; the majority-time home applies. Notify and explain any move; special consideration is possible for a move not intended to improve admission chances.

Ask the admissions authority to check your address against its exact reference point. School postcode coordinates cannot confirm this boundary.

EHCP-named children are admitted first. Other applicants need a standardised Slough Consortium score of 111+. The Year 7 order is looked-after/previously looked-after children, including adoption after overseas state care; applicants within 4 miles, nearer first; up to 10 further premium applicants within 10 miles, nearer first; children of permanent staff continuously employed for at least 2 years before the application deadline; then remaining applicants by test score, with nearer homes first for equal scores. The 10 premium places are within the PAN of 150, not an extra intake or the school’s only premium places. Distance uses straight-line GIS measurement from the home front door, including flats, to the main school gate. Equal final-place distances use random allocation supervised independently of the school. Premium eligibility is checked at the CAF closing date. Note(c) asks for current FSM then or income-related FSM since 1 September 2019; confirm that dated look-back requirement with the school rather than assuming an Ever 6 window. The home used at test registration must be lived in continuously from 1 May 2026 and apply on the CAF by 31 October 2026; quote both shared-care addresses, use the majority-time residence and notify any change. The waiting list follows the same criteria, is reranked when children join/leave and runs to 31 December 2027. A score of 111 establishes eligibility, not a guaranteed place. The later in-year section uses distance rather than test-score ranking for its final category; it is not the normal Year 7 order.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

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These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• Verbal reasoning
• Non-verbal reasoning
• English
• Mathematics

1. 1. Slough Consortium 11+

   Candidates must register and sit the Consortium examination and score 111 or above. The policy describes a six-week registration window in May and June 2026, but gives no exact registration dates or test sitting date and does not specify the test provider or components.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

Published CAF date

31 October 2026

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if this school is in another area. Check your home council's on-time application deadline before relying on the date shown here. Read the government's application guidance.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Herschel Grammar School is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

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1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

3. Herschel Grammar School Determined Admissions Arrangements September 2027 Entry

   Herschel Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

4. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.

5. Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools: Guide to the 11+ test, 2027 entry

   Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. Slough Consortium key dates for September 2027 entry

   Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Herschel Grammar School Determined Admissions Arrangements September 2027 Entry

   Herschel Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. Year 7 Entry September 2027

   Upton Court Grammar School, on behalf of the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.