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Herschel Grammar School 11+ admissions

A mixed grammar school in Slough, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in, with the source and date beside every figure.

  • Boys and girls
  • Slough
  • Quest Assessments

Checked 27 September 2026. Figures from past years show what happened then. They are not a forecast for 2028. Where we could not find something, the page says so rather than guessing.

Which 11+ test?

Test
Slough Consortium 11+
Written by
Quest Assessments
Which entry year
Confirmed for September 2028 entry.
Source
herschel.slough.sch.uk · checked 27 September 2026Use only for the stated cycle. An undated/current provider is not a confirmed 2028 contract.

Test type: Quest Assessments. Area test guide: The Slough Consortium test.

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 5 now (2026 to 2027). Dates for past years are never rolled forward.

Registering for the test

No 2028 registration dates found on the official pages we checked on 27 September 2026. See the page we checked.

The test

Entrance test
September 2027
Source
herschel.slough.sch.uk · checked 27 September 2026Month published; exact day not established. Do not render as a dated calendar appointment.

Open events

Year 7 open evening
7 October 2026
Source
herschel.slough.sch.uk · checked 27 September 2026Book through the school. Dates can change.

Scores: qualifying and offered

A qualifying score puts a child in the running. It is not an offer. The lowest score offered shows how far down the list places went that year, and a child on that exact score did not always get a place.

Qualifying scores

No qualifying score found on the official pages we checked on 27 September 2026. See the page we checked.

Scores offered a place

Lowest score offered a placeRemaining rank-score places, National Offer Day
  1. Sept 2024115
  2. Sept 2025116

Standardised score. Sources in the table below.

Herschel Grammar School: lowest scores offered, by entry year and group
EntryWhatFigureApplies toSource
Sept 2025test 2024Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day116 standardised scoreRemaining rank-score placess3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · checked 26 September 2026
Sept 2024test 2023Lowest score offered a placeNational Offer Day115 standardised scoreRemaining rank-score placess3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · checked 26 September 2026

We do not predict a 2028 cut-off or convert raw marks into scores from this data. To see how age changes a standardised score, try the age standardisation calculator.

Catchment and distance

Many grammar schools give priority by where you live. Always check your address against the official policy or map.

Priority radius (everyone inside was offered)Eligible timely applicants, National Offer Day
  1. Sept 20244
  2. Sept 20254

Miles. Sources in the table below.

Published priority radius (not a cut-off)
EntryWhatFigureApplies toSource
Sept 2024test 2023Priority radius (everyone inside was offered)National Offer Day4 miles1Eligible timely applicantss3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · checked 26 September 2026
Sept 2025test 2024Priority radius (everyone inside was offered)National Offer Day4 miles1Eligible timely applicantss3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · checked 26 September 2026
  1. Published priority radius with all eligible timely applicants offered; not an observed marginal distance cutoff.

Furthest distance offered

No past distance cut-offs found on the official pages we checked on 27 September 2026. See the page we checked.

We never mix straight-line, road and walking distances, and a past furthest distance is not a promise for 2028.

Places and demand

How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published. We do not turn these into a chance of a place.

Places

Herschel Grammar School: Year 7 places and offers
EntryWhatFigureApplies toSource
Sept 2026test 2025Offers madeNational Offer Day1501All on-time applicantsslough.gov.uk · checked 26 September 2026 (page 27) as at 2 March 2026
  1. Source preferences column appears inconsistent; not used as demand denominator.

Applicants and test sitters

Eligible applicationsAll school applicants, National Offer Day
  1. Sept 2024865
  2. Sept 2025862

Sources in the table below.

Herschel Grammar School: applications and test sitters
EntryWhatFigureApplies toSource
Sept 2025test 2024Eligible applicationsNational Offer Day8621234All school applicantss3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · checked 26 September 2026 as at 3 March 2025
Sept 2024test 2023Eligible applicationsNational Offer Day8651254All school applicantss3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · checked 26 September 2026 as at 1 March 2024
  1. Who is counted: School named anywhere on CAF; eligible means average standardised score >=111; not a count of test sitters
  2. Qualifying score for this group: 111.
  3. Total applications naming the school: 1182.
  4. Published admission number: 150.
  5. Total applications naming the school: 1189.

Ofsted and GCSE results

Inspection and results describe the school, not your child's chances of getting in.

Last graded inspection
Outstanding, 21 May 2024
Source
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · checked 27 September 2026Ofsted data as at 31 August 2026. Read the reports.

GCSE results (DfE)

Herschel Grammar School: GCSE performance by year
YearPupilsAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English and mathsEBacc average point scoreProgress 8Source
2024 to 202515075.898.7%7.25Not availableexplore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · checked 27 September 2026
2023 to 202415475.499.4%7.210.76explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · checked 27 September 2026
2022 to 202315276.298.7%7.260.74explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · checked 27 September 2026

The DfE did not publish Progress 8 for 2024 to 2025. Grammar schools select by ability, so high results partly reflect who is admitted.

Appeals

A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.

We did not find a school-specific appeal deadline for September 2028 entry. The deadline will be in the offer letter.

How appeals work: gov.uk · checked 27 September 2026

Questions parents ask

What 11+ test does Herschel Grammar School use?

Quest Assessments. Slough Consortium 11+. Confirmed for September 2028 entry. Source: herschel.slough.sch.uk, checked 27 September 2026.

When is the Herschel Grammar School 11+ test for September 2028 entry?

Entrance test: September 2027. Registration dates are not published yet. Source: herschel.slough.sch.uk, checked 27 September 2026.

What score do you need for Herschel Grammar School?

Lowest score offered a place for September 2025 entry (remaining rank-score places): 116 standardised score. Past scores do not predict the 2028 score, and a score on the boundary did not always get a place.

How many Year 7 places does Herschel Grammar School have?

Offers made: 150 (September 2026 entry, All on-time applicants, National Offer Day). Source: slough.gov.uk, checked 26 September 2026.

Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at Herschel Grammar School?

Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.

Tools and links

Official pages

Sources and gaps

Every figure above links to where it came from. This is the full list, with the day we last read each one.

  1. ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
  2. herschel.slough.sch.uk · Test provider and format, 2028 test dates · checked 27 September 2026
  3. s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · Scores offered a place, Catchment or priority area, Applicants and test sitters, Lowest score offered a place, Eligible applications · checked 26 September 2026
  4. slough.gov.uk · Places, Offers made · checked 26 September 2026
  5. herschel.slough.sch.uk · Open events · checked 27 September 2026
  6. s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · Lowest score offered a place, Eligible applications · checked 26 September 2026
  7. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
  8. explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
  9. gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026

What we could not find

Not found means we could not see it on the pages we checked. It does not mean the school has not published it. Spotted something we missed? The school's own page always wins.