KEVKing Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 11+ admissions

• Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus

  Formal consortium · Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex · Two timed papers: English and Mathematics

  English and maths are age-standardised and weighted equally. CSSE normally makes no school offer below a total score of 303; each school applies its own admission policy and historical offer scores are not September 2027 cut-offs. Essex and Southend school applications close on 31 October 2026. This directory lists seven fully selective schools; three partially selective CSSE schools also use the test.

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Eligibility

Boys must sit the CSSE selection test, meet the required standard and be of the appropriate age.

Score policy

Applicants are ranked by test score, with CSSE age adjustment if any. The policy sets no general numeric qualifying score; the 330 and 350 thresholds apply only to capped priority categories, not all applicants.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Published radius: 12.5 miles from the Local Authority’s Post Office/Ordnance Survey address point for King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford.

This is the 120-place priority allocation, not a limit on all applications. The child and primary carer must be continuously resident at a permanent home within 12.5 miles from 10 October 2026 until starting Year 7. Essex calculates straight-line distance between property and school address points from Post Office/Ordnance Survey data, initially to three decimals in miles. The home is the majority of Sunday-to-Thursday nights with the primary carer. Retained alternative properties and temporary moves are checked. Confirm the exact address and residence history with the authority; school-postcode coordinates cannot establish eligibility. Evidenced service/Crown relocation into the area can meet residence rules before arrival.

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

EHCP-named boys are admitted first within the total of 150. A further 120 places are for boys continuously resident in the 12.5-mile priority area from 10 October 2026 until entry. Up to 8 of those 120 are for the highest-scoring eligible care/premium boys with a final standardised score of at least 330; the remaining local places use descending test rank. After EHCP and 120 local allocations, the places left to reach 150 are available regardless of address. Up to 2 of those remaining places are for the highest-scoring eligible care/premium boys with at least 350; the rest use descending test rank. The 8/2 are within the allocations, not extra places; the remaining total is reduced by EHCP admissions, not always 30. Care/premium eligibility must apply at test registration, be declared on the CSSE supplementary form and supported by evidence. Care includes looked-after, previously looked-after and adoption after overseas state care. The 330/350 thresholds apply to these limited priority categories, not a general pass mark or offer guarantee. Equal final-place scores favour care status, then premium, then nearer straight-line distance, then independent drawing of lots if distance is identical. Essex uses Post Office/Ordnance Survey property-to-school address points, initially in miles to three decimals. One home applies: the majority of Sunday-to-Thursday nights with the primary carer; residence evidence and retained alternative homes can be checked. Service/Crown families with confirmed relocation into the area can meet residence requirements before arrival with evidence. Register with CSSE by its own deadline; submit the separate home authority CAF by 31 October 2026. Vacancies retain the local/all-address allocation of the place being replaced, with the waiting list held for one year after Year 7 admission. Accept or decline in writing within 21 days of the offer letter. Sibling/staff priority is not part of the published 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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• English
• Mathematics

1. 1. CSSE selection test

   The policy requires two papers, English and Mathematics, for Year 7 selection. The school marks and aggregates papers; CSSE determines any age adjustment. The main test is normally a Saturday in the first half of the Autumn Term. The policy does not give the exact sitting or registration deadline.

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.

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 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. CSSE Information Guide: 2027 Entry

   Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 20 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. CSSE 11+ Examination: 2027 entry

   Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 20 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

3. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

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

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

5. Admissions policy for September 2027 entry

   King Edward VI Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. 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.

7. Admissions policy for September 2027 entry

   King Edward VI Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.