SBSSt Bernard's Catholic 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 sit the Slough Consortium 11+ entrance examination and achieve a standardised score of 111 or above. Parents must apply through their home local authority and may submit the school's supplementary form for ranking under the faith criteria.

Score policy

A standardised Slough Consortium 11+ score of 111 is the minimum eligibility threshold. Within each oversubscription category, eligible applicants are ranked first by Pupil Premium status and then by selective-test score; equal applicants for the final place are ordered by straight-line proximity, with lots drawn if distance is also equal.

Oversubscription

After children with the school named in an EHCP, eligible applicants are ordered through ten published categories: looked-after or previously looked-after children; practising baptised Catholic children; other baptised Catholic children; baptised or dedicated children of other Christian churches with, then without, a religious leader's reference; other-faith children at named Slough Catholic primary schools living in Slough, then those at the named schools; other-faith children with, then without, a religious leader's reference; and any other children. Within each category, Pupil Premium has priority, followed by selective-test score, then proximity and lots for an unresolved tie.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Use the admissions summary and current policy to check any priority-area rules. This page does not provide an address eligibility check for this school.

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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• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
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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

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

1. 1. Slough Consortium 11+ examination

   Registered Year 5 pupils sit the common examination for Year 7 entry in September 2027.

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

GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

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.

St Bernard's Catholic 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. 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.

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

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

5. Slough Consortium key dates for September 2027 entry

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

6. St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Admissions Policy 2027

   St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. 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.