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Birmingham 11+ exam dates
Dates for the test your child sits, from the King Edward VI Foundation's timetable.
Year 6 now: still to come
- 16 October 2026
- Test scores sent to parents. A score is not an offer.
- 31 October 2026
- Apply for school places through your home council, listing the grammar schools you want.
- 1 March 2027
- Your council tells you which one school has offered a place.
Year 5 now: test in September 2027
Last year's timetable, as a guide to the next one:
- Registration opened
- 5 May 2026
- Registration closed
- 26 June 2026, 4pm
- Test day
- Saturday 12 September 2026
Source: King Edward VI Foundation: Grammar schools timeline, 2027 entry, read 28 September 2026.
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