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The Slough 11+, explained
Slough's 4 grammar schools share one test, the Slough Consortium 11+. A score of 111 or more qualifies.
Test
Slough Consortium 11+
GL for 2027 entry. Quest from 2028 entry.
Score to qualify
111+
Age-standardised. Same for 2027 and 2028 entry.
Results
Week of 19 Oct
For the September 2026 test.
Slough 11+ 2026: what next?
Year 6: sat it in September 2026
Results arrive by the week of 19 October. Name your schools by 31 October 2026.
Dates and scoring →Year 5 or younger
Next test: September 2027, written by Quest. English, maths and reasoning, as now.
Which year is your child in?
Starting Year 7 in September 2028 Year 5 now
Test in September 2027. Provider: Quest.
- Registration
- May 2027, exact dates not published
- Test
- September 2027, exact date not published
Slough moves from GL to Quest for this cohort.
Starting Year 7 in September 2027 Year 6 now
Test in September 2026. Provider: GL.
- Registration
- 1 May, 10am to 5 June 2026, 10am
- Test
- 19 September 2026
- Results
- By the week beginning 19 October 2026
What your child sits
- 2027 entry: two GL papers of about an hour each.
- 2028 entry: two Quest papers of about 50 minutes: English and verbal, then non-verbal and maths.
How it is scored
- One age-standardised result.
- 111 or above qualifies, for 2027 and 2028 entry.
- Reading and Kendrick run their own tests.
Slough grammar schools
- Herschel Grammar SchoolSlough
- Langley Grammar SchoolSlough
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough
- Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough