Paper 1
Verbal skills
45 minutes
- English25 min
- Verbal reasoning20 min
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- Bucks 11+
Score 127 or your money back
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Try a Bucks verbal skills question
Verbal skillsNumber pairsMultiple choice
The second number in each pair is made from the first in the same way.
| First | Second |
|---|---|
| 4 | 17 |
| 6 | 37 |
| 9 | 82 |
| 11 | ? |
Which number completes the last pair?
Question 1 of 2
My child runs out of time
Full mocks run on the test's own section clocks, so your child practises pacing before the day.
We can't tell what practice scores mean
The free practice score checker explains what a mock percentage can and cannot tell you.
Unfamiliar words trip up a keen reader
Short lessons teach word meanings in context, and Mia explains any question your child gets wrong.
Year 6: results come 9 October 2026. What to do next
Year 5: the test is September 2027. Start the free check · The 2028 entry route
What your child sits
Two multiple-choice papers, 90 minutes in all.
Paper 2
Maths and non-verbal skills
45 minutes
- Non-verbal 15 min
- Non-verbal 25 min
- Non-verbal 35 min
- Non-verbal 45 min
- Maths25 min
How it is scored
One weighted, age-standardised score
Verbal 50%Maths 25%NVR 25%
The qualifying score
121
121 or more qualifies. Higher scores get no extra priority.
Bucks 11+ course
£299one payment
- 42 lessons, lesson 1 free with no account
- 297 practice questions, every answer explained
- Full mocks 3 to 7, on screen or printed
- Mia's help on every step, and a parent view of progress
Score 127 or your money back. Conditions apply
Dates for September 2027 entry
- Registration
- 1 May to 2 June 2026. Children at state-funded Buckinghamshire primary schools are entered automatically.
- Practice test
- 8 September 2026, or 9 September 2026 for some children at out-of-county schools
- Secondary Transfer Test
- 10 September 2026, or 11 September 2026 for some children at out-of-county schools
- Results
- 9 October 2026 for tests completed by 11 September
- School application deadline
- 31 October 2026. Apply through your home council.
Buckinghamshire grammar schools
All use the Secondary Transfer Test.
- Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury
- Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury
- Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield
- Burnham Grammar SchoolBurnham
- Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham
- Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham
- Dr Challoner's High SchoolLittle Chalfont
- John Hampden Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe
- Royal Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe
- The Royal Latin SchoolBuckingham
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolMarlow
- Wycombe High SchoolHigh Wycombe