SCFSutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 11+ admissions

• West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

  Shared test group · GL Assessment · Two paper-based multiple-choice papers, each approximately 50 to 60 minutes including instructions and examples, with individually timed sections and separate answer sheets

  The partnership test page publishes age-standardised weights of 50 per cent for English and verbal reasoning, 25 per cent for non-verbal reasoning and 25 per cent for mathematics. Warwickshire school policies allow school-selected weightings, so a shared sitting does not establish identical totals for every school. Check the intended school's entry-year method. There is no single route-wide offer threshold: each partner school applies its own qualifying scores and oversubscription rules. Sitting or passing the shared test does not guarantee an offer.

  Check the official test registration page

For September 2027 entry, the Birmingham grammar schools' published qualifying score is 205. It allows an application to be considered, but does not guarantee an offer. The school's own admissions categories decide priority. Check the official results guidance.

Eligibility

Girls born from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016 must sit the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test and achieve the qualifying standardised score of 205.

Score policy

The entrance test combines age-standardised verbal, numerical and non-verbal reasoning scores. The qualifying score for September 2027 is 205, and eligible applicants are ranked by standardised score within the published priority groups.

Oversubscription

Qualifying looked-after and previously looked-after children are ranked first, followed by up to 36 qualifying Pupil Premium children, then all other qualifying children. Each category is ordered by standardised score, with straight-line distance and supervised random allocation used for final ties.

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 Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished.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)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)

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

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

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

1. 1. Shared entrance test

   Applicants sit both papers in one shared route. The papers contain individually timed sections covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, mathematics, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning. Each partner school then applies its own published admissions criteria.

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.

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 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. Birmingham grammar-school admissions timetable for 2027 entry

   King Edward VI Foundation. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

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

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

4. Newport Girls' High School entrance-test timetable for 2027 entry

   Newport Girls' High School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

5. 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.

6. Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton test timetable and score-sharing guidance for 2027 entry

   Queen Mary's Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Admission Arrangements for September 2027

   Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. Grammar schools in Warwickshire

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

9. Warwickshire 11+ test guidance

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

10. Warwickshire 11+ registration timetable for 2027 entry

    Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

11. West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance-test format

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 30 September 2026. September 2027 entry.

12. West Midlands Grammar Schools registration notice for 2027 entry

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

13. West Midlands Grammar Schools partner schools

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

14. FINAL AGS Admissions Policy 2027/28 - Website

    Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

15. How to register for the Warwickshire 11+ for 2027 entry

    Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

16. September 2027 entry and 2026 results

    Queen Mary's Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

17. Warwickshire County Council 11+ test key dates for 2027 entry

    Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.