Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 6RL

Tel: 020 8546 4638

Email: office@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk

Website: www.tiffinschool.co.uk

Places: 180 places in Year 7

Test Types: Tiffin School operates a two-stage test procedure.

• Stage 1 (a 'sifting test'): English and Maths questions that are marked by computer. This will determine the number of boys to be invited to the Stage 2 Test.
• Stage 2: Written tests in English and Maths.

When determining who will be invited to the Stage 2 Test, a 10% leeway will be applied to boys:

1. Who are currently Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area on the SIF Deadline.
2. Whose primary school receives pupil premium funding in respect of him and whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area on the SIF Deadline.
3. Boys who have demonstrated aptitude in sport (by achieving a score in the Sporting Aptitude Assessment above the benchmark threshold) and whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area on the SIF Deadline.
4. Boys who have demonstrated aptitude in music (by achieving a score in the Musical Aptitude Assessment above the benchmark threshold) and whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area on the SIF Deadline.

At Stage 1, Tiffin School will calculate 10% of the lowest Stage 1 score at which boys have been eligible to progress to Stage 2. This will be the leeway. Any boy whose score falls within the leeway of that lowest Stage 1 score and who is eligible under the leeway conditions above will also be invited to sit the Stage 2 Test. For example, if the lowest score was 220, any boy whose score fell between 198 and 219 inclusive and who is eligible under the leeway conditions will also be invited to sit the Stage 2 Test. A 10% leeway will only be applied to any boy once even if the boy qualifies under more than one criteria. Tiffin School will not alter any individual marks.

Admission to Tiffin School will be determined by academic ability, which is assessed by performance in the tests. Test scores are standardised and age weighted. Then applicants are ranked in order of their Combined Score, and places are allocated according to the Selection Criteria. The Combined Score will be comprised 50% English and 50% Maths. The English component will be the Stage 2 English score; the Maths component will combine the scores from the Stage 1 and the Stage 2 Tests in the ratio 2:3.

Tiffin School’s Sporting Aptitude Assessment

Tiffin School’s Sporting Aptitude Assessment identifies the boys who are most likely to benefit from the sporting education on offer at Tiffin School and who are motivated to excel at sport.

All candidates that complete the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the Early SIF Deadline for Sporting and Musical Aptitude Assessment will be able to indicate whether they would like to participate in a Sporting Aptitude Assessment.

The Sporting Aptitude Assessment will be in two parts both of which may take place on the same day. It will take place after the Early SIF Deadline for Sporting and Musical Aptitude Assessment and before the Stage One Test. There will be one opportunity for candidates to be assessed for sporting aptitude. Both parts of the process will be subject to oversight by an independent assessor.

Part One of the Sporting Aptitude Assessment will include an assessment of cardiovascular endurance. Candidates who perform well during the first part will be invited for Part Two during which they will have the opportunity to display their aptitude for sport through a variety of further assessments. Candidates who are invited for Part Two of the assessment will be awarded a score for each element of the aptitude assessment. When all assessments have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Sporting Aptitude places will be produced and a benchmark threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the benchmark threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a place under the Sporting Aptitude criterion. Candidates for the Sporting Aptitude Assessment are also able to attend the Musical Aptitude Assessment.

Tiffin School’s Musical Aptitude Assessment

Tiffin School’s Musical Aptitude Assessment identifies the boys who are most likely to benefit from the music teaching on offer at Tiffin School and who demonstrate a particular capacity to learn or develop skills in music.

All candidates that complete the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the Early SIF Deadline for Sporting and Musical Aptitude Assessment will be able to indicate whether they would like to participate in a Musical Aptitude Assessment.

The Musical Aptitude Assessment will be in two parts. Both parts will take place after the Early SIF Deadline for Sporting and Musical Aptitude Assessment and before the Stage One Test. Part One will be a written test with questions relating to an audio recording. There will be only one opportunity to sit the Musical Aptitude Assessment.

Candidates who perform well during Part One will be invited to attend Part Two of the assessment during which they will have the opportunity to display their aptitude in music by singing or clapping to various rhythms and melodies. This part of the process will be subject to oversight by an independent assessor. Scores will be awarded for each element of the aptitude tests. When all tests have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Musical Aptitude places will be produced and a benchmark threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the benchmark threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a place under the Musical Aptitude criterion. Candidates for the Musical Aptitude Assessment are also able to attend the Sporting Aptitude Assessment.

Catchment Policy:

• Priority Area: Less than 10km from the school.
• Since introducing the Priority Area, places have only been offered to those who live within 10km of the School.
  Click here to see if you are within the Priority Area.

Selection Policy: Places will be allocated on the following basis:

1. To a boy who has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and who has has demonstrated his ability and aptitude through the testing process.
2. Places will then be allocated on the basis of selection by ability as demonstrated in Tiffin School’s test procedure in rank order of the Combined Score in the following order:
   
   1. To boys whose Combined Score is higher than or equal to the 450th ranked Combined Score of all applicants who sat the Stage 2 Test in the following order of priority:
      
      1. Currently Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area.
      2. Boys whose primary school receives pupil premium funding in respect of him and whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area.
   2. The remaining places, less up to 18 places reserved for Sporting and Music Aptitude, will be allocated in rank order of the Combined Score in the following order of priority:
      1. Boys whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area.
      2. Boys whose permanent place of residence is outside the Priority Area.
   3. Up to 18 reserved places will be offered to boys whose Combined Score is higher than or equal to the 450th ranked Combined Score of all applicants who sat the Stage 2 Test and who have not been offered a place under categories above, in the following order of priority:
      1. Up to 9 further places to boys who have demonstrated aptitude in sport (by achieving a score in the Sporting Aptitude Assessment above the benchmark threshold) by rank order of performance in the Sporting Aptitude Assessment and whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area.
      2. Up to 9 further places to boys who have demonstrated aptitude in music (by achieving a score in the Musical Aptitude Assessment above the benchmark threshold) by rank order of performance in the Musical Aptitude Assessment and whose permanent place of residence is within the Priority Area.

Admissions Data:

The information above is for guidance only. The number of applications received and the overall situation changes from year-to-year. So far, all places have been offered to those in the Priority Area (10km). No places have been offered to those outside the Priority Area.

Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 5PL

Tel: 020 8546 0773

Email: admissions@tiffingirls.org

Website: www.tiffingirls.kingston.sch.uk

Places: 180 places in Year 7

Test Types: The Tiffin Girls' School operates a 2 stage test procedure.

• Stage 1: English and Maths questions that are marked by computer. This will determine the number of girls to be invited to the Stage 2 Test. The Stage 1 English test will be a multiple-choice test. The Stage 1 maths test will be made up of different question types: some may be multiple choice, some will require a numerical answer to be recorded.
• Stage 2: Written tests in English and Maths. Some questions on the English paper will require longer written answers. The English paper includes a reading comprehension and creative writing. The papers are set and marked by the school.

Admission to The Tiffin Girls’ School will be determined by academic ability, which is assessed by performance in the tests. Test scores are standardised and age weighted. Then applicants are ranked in order of their combined mark within the appropriate category of selection criteria.

The Combined Mark will be made up of 60% English and 40% Maths. The English mark will come from the Stage 2 test, and the Maths mark will come from the Stage 2 test and the Stage 1 test in a ratio of 3:1.

Catchment Policy:

• The Inner Area comprises the following electoral wards:
  Berrylands, Canbury Gardens, Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale, Green Lane & St James, Kingston Gate, Kingston Town, New Malden Village, Norbiton, St Mark's & Seething Wells, Surbiton Hill, Tudor, Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside
• The Designated Area comprises the following postal districts:
  KT1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19
  TW1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
  SW13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20
  W3, 4, 5, 7, 13
  SM4
  CR4

Leeway policy:

• A 10% leeway will be applied to the standardised Stage 1 and Stage 2 marks of girls who are currently or who were previously Looked After Children.
• A 10% leeway will be applied to the standardised Stage 1 and Stage 2 marks of girls who qualify for receipt of Pupil Premium Funding and live in the Designated Area.
• At Stage 1, the School will calculate 10% of the lowest mark at which girls have been eligible to progress to Stage 2. This will be the leeway. This will be subtracted from that lowest mark, and any girl who falls within the range of the 10% leeway and who is eligible under the above conditions will be invited to sit the Stage 2 Test.
• At Stage 2, the School will calculate 10% of the 350th ranked mark. This will be the leeway. This will be subtracted from the 350th ranked mark, and any girl who falls within the range of the 10% leeway and who is eligible under the above conditions will be prioritised for admission.

Please refer to the admissions policy document on the school's website for further details.

Selection Policy: Places will be allocated on the following basis:

1. To a girl who has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and who has demonstrated her academic ability through the School’s Test Procedure.
2. Currently Looked after Children and Previously Looked After Children whose combined mark is higher than or equal to the 350th ranked mark of all applicants who sat the Stage 2 Test.
3. Up to 60 girls whose combined mark is higher than or equal to the 350th ranked mark of all applicants who sat the Stage 2 Test in the following order of priority:
   
   1. Girls whose permanent place of residence is within the Inner Area or within the Designated Area and who qualify for receipt of Pupil Premium Funding on the closing date to register for the Stage 1 Test.
   2. Girls whose permanent place of residence is within the Inner Area.
4. The remaining places will all be allocated from applicants who sat the Stage 2 Test in rank order of the combined mark in the following order of priority:
   
   1. Girls whose permanent place of residence is within the Designated Area.
   2. Girls whose permanent place of residence is outside the Designated Area. However, since its introduction, all Year 7 places have been offered to girls living within the Designated Area. It is anticipated that the School will continue to be heavily oversubscribed and all places will continue to be offered and accepted by girls who live in the Designated Area.

Last updated on: 02/05/2025

The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools consists of Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School, and Upton Court Grammar School. The purpose of the Consortium is to coordinate arrangements for entry to Year 7 through a common 11+ examination.

The Consortium 11+ entrance examination is provided by GL Assessment. It consists of two separate papers, each lasting approximately 60–65 minutes, assessing verbal, numerical, and non-verbal ability. Questions across both papers will use a variety of answer formats. Candidates record their answers on a separate machine-marked answer sheet, which must be completed exactly as instructed. The question booklet is not marked, and answers written in the booklet cannot be transferred to the answer sheet after the exam.

Some parents may consider applying to grammar schools in other areas, such as Kendrick School (girls) or Reading School (boys). However, since 2024, the previous arrangement of shared testing with the Slough Consortium has ended. These schools now use different testing procedures, and there is no facility to share 11+ scores between schools.

Many grammar schools across the London area conduct entrance exams in the early autumn term, and some tests may fall on the same day. In the event of a clash, parents must choose which school or consortium to prioritise. The Slough Consortium’s admissions process is primarily intended for children living in Slough and the surrounding areas. Although reasonable efforts are made to avoid clashes with neighbouring schools, there are no opportunities to take the test at a later date for this reason. A single alternative test date may be available for candidates with a religious or medical reason.

The eligibility score remains set at 111 on a standardised scale. Pupils scoring 111 or above (approximately the top 35%) will be considered eligible for a grammar school place, subject to parental application.

All four grammar schools apply a common residency condition: applicants must be living at their stated address on the Common Application Form closing date (31st October) and must have been continuously resident at that address since at least 1st May. Special consideration may be given where a family has moved for reasons unrelated to school admissions.

Parents are strongly advised to read the information about the 11+ examination process on the websites of each of the four grammar schools. Do not rely on unofficial sources, which may be inaccurate.

To register your child for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination, you must complete the online registration form, available through the Consortium portal at https://slough.applicaa.com. Your child will be allocated one of four examination centres based on their primary school and postcode. Full test details will be shared before the end of the summer term.

Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: Northampton Avenue, Slough, Berkshire SL1 3BW

Tel: 01753 520950

Email: mail@herschel.slough.sch.uk

Website: www.herschel.slough.sch.uk

Places: 150 places in Year 7

Catchment/Selection Policy: Children who achieve a standardised score of 111 or above in the entrance test will be admitted in the following order:

1. Children with an Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan will be admitted automatically.
2. Looked after children who are being accommodated, or who have been taken into care by a local authority.
3. Pupils living within within 4 miles of the school. Click here to see if you are within this area.
4. Up to a further 10 places will be offered to eligible applicants with a home address within 10 miles of the school who are eligible for the Pupil Premium at the closing date for submission of the Common Application Form.
5. Children of permanent members of the school staff who have been continuously employed by the school for a period of not less than 2 years prior to the closing date for applications.
6. The remaining places, up to 150, will be allocated to pupils in rank order of performance in the examination.

Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: Reddington Drive, Langley, Berkshire SL3 7QS

Tel: 01753 598300

Email: school@lgs.slough.sch.uk

Website: www.lgs.slough.sch.uk

Places: 180 places in Year 7

Catchment Policy: The School’s Priority Admissions Areas are defined using postcodes as follows:

• Priority Area 1 (inner):
  SL3 7, SL3 8, SL3 9, SL3 0
• Priority Area 2 (Outer):
  SL0, SL1, SL2, SL3 (outside Area 1), SL4
  TW18, TW19, TW20
  UB3, UB4, UB7, UB8, UB10
• Priority Area 3 (General):
  SL5, SL6, SL7, SL8, SL9
  TW3, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW13, TW14, TW15
  UB1, UB2, UB5, UB6, UB9
  HA1, HA2, HA3, HA4, HA5, HA6
  W5, W7, W13
  RG12, RG42

It is anticipated that the school will continue to be heavily oversubscribed and that applicants living outside these defined areas therefore have no realistic chance of being offered a place under these admission arrangements.

Selection Policy: Children who achieve a standardised score of 111 or above in the entrance test will be admitted in the following order:

1. Children with a Special Educational Need or Disability who have an Education Health and Care Plan will be admitted automatically.
2. Looked After Children, or children who have been previously looked after.
3. Eligible applicants with a permanent home address within the school’s Priority Area 1, up to a maximum of 100 places. If there are fewer places available than eligible applicants, places will be allocated firstly to those applicants who attract Pupil Premium funding at the closing date for submission of the Common Application Form and then in rank order of performance in the entrance examination.
4. Eligible applicants with a permanent home address within the school’s Priority Area 2 and who attract Pupil Premium funding at the closing date for submission of the Common Application Form.
5. Eligible applicants who are children of permanent members of the School staff who have been continuously employed by the school for a period of not less than 2 years prior to the closing date for applications or who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. Eligible applicants with a permanent home address within the school’s Priority Area 2, in rank order of performance in the admission examination.
7. Eligible applicants who live within the school’s Priority Area 3, in rank order of performance in the admission examination.
8. Eligible applicants who live outside the Priority Admission Areas, in rank order of performance in the admission examination.

Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: 1 Langley Road, Slough, Berkshire SL3 7AF

Tel: 01753 527020

Email: Contact Form

Website: www.st-bernards.slough.sch.uk

Places: 150 places in Year 7

Catchment/Selection Policy: Children who achieve a standardised score of 111 or above in the entrance test will be admitted in the following order:

1. Children who have a Statement of Special Educational Need or an Education Health and Care Plan will be admitted automatically.
2. Looked after Children and Previously Looked after Children.
3. Practising Baptised Catholic children with a Priest’s reference or a Certificate of Catholic Practice.
4. Other Baptised Catholic children.
5. Baptised or Dedicated Children of other Christian Churches with a religious leader’s reference.
6. Baptised or Dedicated Children of other Christian Churches.
7. Children from Other Faiths who attend a Slough Catholic Primary School within St Peter’s Pastoral Area (Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary School, St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School and St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School) and live in Slough with a permanent home address.
8. Children from Other Faiths who attend a Slough Primary School within St Peter’s Pastoral Area (Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary School, St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School and St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School).
9. Children of other faiths with a religious leader’s reference.
10. Children of other faiths.
11. Any other children .

If necessary, the Governing Body will determine an order of priority within the above categories based on the following criteria in this order of priority:

1. Children currently in receipt of the Pupil Premium.
2. The child’s score in the Selective Tests.

Last updated on: 19/04/2024

Address: Lascelles Road, Upton, Berkshire SL3 7PR

Tel: 01753 522892

Email: office@uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk

Website: www.uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk

Places: 165 places in Year 7

Catchment/Selection Policy: Children who have achieve a standardised score of 111 or above in the entrance test will be admitted in the following order:

1. Pupils with Special Educational Needs who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) will be admitted automatically.
2. Looked after children and previously looked after children.
3. Up to 20 places will be offered to applicants who are currently eligible, or have been eligible within the previous six years, for Free School Meals (Pupil Premium). If the number of applicants in this category is greater than 20, places will be offered in rank order according to the 11+ score, and then distance from the school.
4. Children of members of staff who have been employed by Pioneer Educational Trust for 2 years or more prior to the final submission deadline for the Common Application Form (CAF), on 0.5 of full time or above or filling a vacant post where there is a skills shortage, and working at Upton Court Grammar School. The term "staff" refers to any employee who is permanently employed by Pioneer Educational Trust working at Upton Court Grammar School, and excludes those contracted through external agencies.
5. Children that are attending, at the time of application Foxborough Primary School or Trevelyan Middle School, as the designated feeder schools.
6. Up to 120 pupils in rank order of performance in the 11+ tests.
7. Proximity to the school, nearest first, measured 'as the crow flies' from the main entrance of the school to the front door of the child’s permanent home address.

Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: Queen's Road, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 4DQ

Tel: 020 8441 4646

Email: admissions@qebarnet.co.uk

Website: www.qebarnet.co.uk

Places: 180 places in Year 7

Test Types: Each candidate will sit two test papers in a single session. Both will be in a multiple-choice format, one containing questions on English, and the other questions on Mathematics..

Catchment Policy: No catchment area.

Selection Policy: Places will be offered to the 180 applicants placed highest in the list obtained by ranking applicants in the order of their combined scores in the selection tests.

Prior to the deadline for making applications to schools, parents will be informed of the outcome of the selection tests. They will be told either that:

1. Their son has achieved a score which meets the standard required, and is therefore eligible to be considered for admission to the School.

or:

2. Their son has achieved a score which does not meet the standard required, and that he is therefore not eligible to be considered for admission to the School.

Candidates achieving a combined score of 220 or higher will be deemed to have met the standard required to be eligible to be considered for admission to the School.

The following table gives data for entrance tests held since the current admissions criteria were adopted. This table is for guidance only and does not guarantee that a place will be offered.

You will notice that, in every year, more than 180 boys achieved the required minimum score. Consequently, the minimum threshold to gain entry to the school is usually higher than 220, and varies year-to-year.

Last updated on: 16/04/2025

Address: Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 7BN

Tel: 020 8458 8999

Email: office@hbschool.org.uk

Website: www.hbschool.org.uk

Places: 120 in Year 7. The school has received over 3000 applications per year for Year 7 entry over the past several years. This is 30:1 ratio of applicants to places and makes it one of the toughest grammar schools to gain entry. Nevertheless, Smart Learning Tuition has successfully continued to get girls into this highly sought after school each year.

Test Types: The Entrance Test consists of two rounds.

• Round 1: Verbal, Non-Verbal and English test set by a nationally recognised body. The results will be standardised, combined and placed in rank order. The top 300 candidates will be invited back to sit the second round of tests.
• Round 2: English and Mathematics. Candidates will be asked to apply their skills and knowledge to new situations.

Catchment/Selection Policy: Following the Second Round Test, the results will be standardised and combined with the results from the first round, and placed in rank order. Offers will be made to the highest ranked applicants in accordance with parental preference and the over-subscription criteria.

In late October the School will write to parents of candidates who have sat the First Round Tests and met the required standard for the Second Round Test stating one of the following:

1. The candidate falls under Category One (Looked After Children) or Two (Pupil Premium) of the Oversubscription Criteria and therefore if they apply to the School, they will be offered a place.
   Or
2. The candidate performed well enough in Round One to enable her to sit the Round Two test and therefore, if they apply to the School, they may be offered a place at the School.

Offers will be made in the following order:

1. Applicants whose Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or Statement of Special Educational Needs names the school will be admitted.
2. A 'looked after child' or a 'previously looked after child', providing that the candidate is capable of following The Henrietta Barnett School education. In this category, a candidate will be considered to have the necessary capability if they are ranked in the top 300 applicants in the Round One test.
3. Candidates who are eligible for Pupil Premium funding, providing that the candidate is capable of following The Henrietta Barnett School education. In this category, a candidate will be considered to have the necessary capability if they are ranked in the top 300 applicants in the Round One test.
4. Candidates who live within 3 miles of the school at the point when they submit their application to the Local Authority in October, providing that the candidate is capable of following The Henrietta Barnett School education. In this category, a candidate will be considered to have the necessary capability if they sit the Round Two test. However, after after enquiring with the school's admissions office it would appear that candidates would be offered a place if they are ranked in the top 300 applicants in the Round One test and perform 'reasonably' in the Round Two test. The Round Two test score would only be used if the number of candidates living within 3 miles of the school was more than the number of places available, in which case places will be allocated in rank score order. Click here to see if you are within this area.
5. All remaining candidates in rank score order.

Last updated on: 17/04/2025

The following schools participate in a common Stage One Selective Eligibility Test (SET):

• Sutton Grammar School (boys)
• Wallington County Grammar School (boys)
• Wilson’s School (boys)
• Nonsuch High School for Girls
• Wallington High School for Girls
• Greenshaw High School (mixed) - this is a partially selective school with 60 places allocated based on academic ability

The Selective Eligibility Test is made up of two papers; a multiple-choice Maths paper and a multiple-choice English paper. The tests do not include verbal reasoning or non-verbal reasoning. The exam papers take between 40 and 50 minutes each. It is the total score that determines whether your child has passed the test: so for example, a very good performance in English can compensate for one that is a little weaker in Maths.

For a place at one of the above schools you must register your child to take the Selective Eligibility Test by completing the online Registration Form. This online Registration Form can be accessed via the websites of any of the participating schools. You only need to complete the online Registration Form once. This is the case no matter how many of the participating schools you are interested in.

All six participating schools will be hosting the Selective Eligibility Test at their schools at the same time on the same day. About a week before the test date you will be notified by email of the test centre your child should attend, along with other details needed to sit the test. Regardless of your preferences, girls will be allocated to sit the test at either Nonsuch High School for Girls, Wallington High School for Girls or Greenshaw High School. Boys will be allocated to sit the test at one of Sutton Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar School, or Wilson's School. Boy/girl twins or siblings will be allocated to sit the test at Sutton Grammar School. It is not possible to request for a specific venue. The school your child attends to sit the Selective Eligibility Test has no relevance to your preferences for a school place.

The SET score will be applicable to all of the participating schools, although each school may determine its own pass mark.

The following schools also have Second Stage tests.

Greenshaw High School does not hold Second Stage tests.

The rank order of the entrance examinations at each of these schools will be determined on the basis of the aggregate scores of the Selective Eligibility Test and the papers which make up the shared Second Stage Entrance Examination. Each school may apply their own specific ratio and you are advised to look further at the websites of the individual schools.

Sutton Grammar School, Wallington County Grammar School and Wilson’s School have agreed to share their Second Stage Entrance Examinations. This means that candidates who have passed the Selective Eligibility Test only need to sit one Second Stage Examination, the outcome of which will be used to determine eligibility to be considered for a place at each of these schools. It is important to note that each school has different Admissions Criteria and different methods of determining a SET pass, combining the scores from the SET and Second Stage Examinations and of calculating the final outcome of the entrance tests for their respective schools. This means that it is possible that a boy may pass the examinations for one of the schools and not for the another.

The allocation of venue for the second stage entrance examination, where possible, will be a different venue from the one they were allocated for the Selective Eligibility Test. This is deliberate in order to provide candidates and their parents an opportunity to experience different school settings. The venue allocation has no bearing on your ultimate school preference.

Nonsuch High School for Girls and Wallington High School for Girls hold a common Second Stage Test. Both the test and the criteria applied to be of selective ability will be common to both schools. All girls who meet or exceed the pass mark in the Selective Eligibility Test will be invited to sit the Nonsuch and Wallington Second Stage Entrance Examination (known as NWSSEE).

You will be notified by email whether or not your child has passed the Second Stage Entrance Examination prior to the CAF deadline.

Parents may also wish to explore the SGS PTA Mock Tests — these are organised by the PTA of Sutton Grammar School and held under exam-style conditions.

Last updated on: 17/04/2025

(Boys school, with girls admitted in the Sixth Form)

Address: Manor Lane, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4AS

Tel: 020 8642 3821

Email: admissions@suttongrammar.school

Website: www.suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk

Places: 135 places in Year 7

Test Types: See Sutton Schools General Information.

Catchment/Selection Policy: The ranking order for places will be determined as follows:

The results from the Selective Eligibility Test will be carried forward and combined with the results from the second stage tests. Four standardised scores will be calculated using:

1. The multiple choice items from the English paper on the Selective Eligibility Test
2. The multiple choice items from the Mathematics paper on the Selective Eligibility Test
3. The English paper in the second stage test
4. The Mathematics paper in the second stage test

The four standardised scores will be weighted in the ratio 2:2:3:3, an age allowance will be added, and the total rounded to the nearest four marks to give the final score.

Places will be offered in the following order:

1. Boys with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) who meet the school’s required standard in the entrance tests and for whom Sutton Grammar School is the named school on their EHCP will be offered a place before other applicants.
2. Boys who are within the definitions of a 'looked after child' or 'previously looked after child'.
3. Boys whose parent is a member of staff employed at the school as an employee under a continuing contract with an indefinite term (a permanent contract) for a continuous period of at least two years at the date of registration for the SET.
4. Up to 10 places by rank order of the combined scores in the SET and the school’s second stage test for boys who are in receipt of income based free school meals at the date of registration for the SET where the home address for the boy is one of the following postcodes: SM1 7, KT4, KT17, CR0 4, CR4.
5. 75 places by rank order of the combined scores in the SET and the School’s second stage test where the home address of the boy is in one of the following postcodes: SM1 7, KT4, KT17, CR0 4, CR4.
6. The remaining unallocated places (including any places remaining from criterion 4 and criterion 5) by rank order of the combined scores in the SET and the school’s second stage test, where the home address of the boy may be in any postcode.

Last updated on: 17/04/2025

(Boys school, with girls admitted in the Sixth Form)

Address: Croydon Road, Wallington, Surrey, London, SM6 7PH

Tel: 020 8647 2235

Email: admissions@wcgs.org.uk

Website: www.wcgs-sutton.co.uk

Places: 150 places in Year 7

Test Types: See Sutton Schools General Information.

Catchment/Selection Policy: The outcome of both the Selective Eligibility Test (SET) and second stage test will be used to determine eligibility for places at the school. The standardised scores for the four papers and appropriate age-weighting will be combined in the ratio 2:3 (SET:second stage test), with the English and Maths equally weighted. Places will be offered in the following order:

1. Boys for whom Wallington County Grammar School (WCGS) is the named School on their Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) and who meet the School’s Admission Criteria.
2. Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children.
3. Children of permanent staff at Wallington County Grammar School who have been recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by Folio Education Trust or those who have worked at the School for 2 consecutive years or more.
4. In rank order of performance in the Selective Eligibility Test (SET) and the second stage entrance test. The total number of places awarded under criteria 1, 2, 3 and 4 will not initially exceed 110.
5. In rank order of performance in the SET and second stage entrance test, up to 25 places are available for those boys who are successful in reaching the pass mark from the SET and second stage entrance test and who are eligible for Pupil Premium. Any unfilled places in this criterion will be filled by criterion 4.
6. In rank order of performance in the SET and second stage test, up to 15 places for those boys who are successful in reaching the WCGS pass mark where the permanent home address at the time of Common Application Form submission deadline is one of the postcodes: SM1, SM2, SM3, SM4, SM5, SM6, SM7, KT4 8, CR0 4 and CR4 4. Any unfilled places in this criterion will be filled by criterion 4.

Last updated on: 17/04/2025

Address: Mollison Drive, Wallington, Surrey SM6 9JW

Tel: 020 8773 2931

Email: admissions@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk

Website: www.wilsons.school

Places: 186 places in Year 7

Test Types: See Sutton Schools General Information. For Wilson’s School, candidates must pass both the English and the Mathematics papers and must also have met the overall pass mark to be eligible to be considered for a place.

Catchment/Selection Policy: The rank order of the entrance tests will be determined on the basis of the aggregate scores of the SET and the two elements of the Second Stage Entrance Examination in the ratio 1:2:2. Appropriate adjustment for age will be considered before the aggregate score is calculated.

Places will be offered in the following order:

1. Boys of selective ability and whose formal Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) names the school will be allocated a place before other applicants are considered.
2. 'Looked After Children' or 'Previously Looked After Children' by rank order of standardised score in the entrance tests.
3. 14 places for boys eligible to receive Free School Meals by rank order of standardised score in the entrance tests.
4. 9 places for boys who have demonstrated aptitude in sport (by achieving a score in the Sporting Aptitude Test above the benchmark threshold) by rank order of performance in the sporting aptitude tests.
5. 9 places for boys who have demonstrated aptitude in music (by achieving a score in the Music Aptitude Test above the benchmark threshold) by rank order of performance in the music aptitude test.
6. Remaining places including any unallocated places under criteria 3, 4 and 5 will be allocated to boys according to their position in the rank order of standardised score in the entrance tests.

Where candidates have the same rank order and where the admission of all would exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order:

1. To candidates whose permanent home address is within the London Borough of Sutton in the order of the distance of their home address (with those living closest being given priority) measured in a straight line from the main front door of Wilson’s School.
2. To those candidates who live elsewhere in the order of the distance of their home address (with those living closest being given priority) measured in a straight line from the main front door of Wilson's School.

Sports Aptitude Test

All applicants for the sports aptitude places as part of the Wilson’s School Football Programme will be invited to attend a Sports Aptitude Test Day. There is one opportunity for candidates to be assessed for sports aptitude.

After the outcome of the SET, all candidates that have met the pass mark to be invited to the second stage Entrance Examination for Wilson’s School will be offered the opportunity to participate in a Sports Aptitude Test in the Autumn term if they wish.

The sports aptitude test will give all participants the opportunity to demonstrate their potential and propensity to develop ability in the sport of football through a variety of tasks and tests. Scores will be awarded for each element of the aptitude test. When all tests have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Sports Aptitude places will be produced and a benchmark threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the benchmark threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a place under the Sports Aptitude criterion.

Sports Aptitude places will be allocated to up to 9 of the top scoring eligible candidates who have achieved scores in the sports aptitude test above the benchmark in rank order of score. Only candidates who have achieved a score above the benchmark threshold can be considered for a Sports Aptitude place as part of the Wilson’s School Football Programme.

Music Aptitude Test

All applicants for the music aptitude places as part of the Wilson’s Music Programme will be invited to attend a Music Aptitude Test. After the outcome of the SET, all candidates that have met the pass mark to be invited to the second stage Entrance Examination for Wilson’s School will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Music Aptitude Test in the Autumn term if they wish.

The music aptitude test will give all participants the opportunity to demonstrate their potential and propensity to develop ability in music (any instrument or voice) through a variety of tasks and tests. When the tests have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Music Aptitude places will be produced and a benchmark threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the benchmark threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a Music Programme place.

Music aptitude places will be allocated to up to 9 of the top scoring eligible candidates who have achieved scores in the music aptitude test above the benchmark in rank order of score. Only candidates who have achieved a score above the benchmark threshold can be considered for a Music Aptitude place as part of the Wilson’s Music Programme.

Last updated on: 17/04/2025

Address: Ewell Road, Cheam, Surrey SM3 8AB

Tel: 020 8394 3400

Email: admissions@nonsuchschool.org

Website: www.nonsuchschool.org

Places: 210 places in Year 7

Test Types: See Sutton Schools General Information.

Catchment/Selection Policy: All girls must sit and pass all parts of the two stage Entrance Test. Candidates must pass both parts of the NWSSEE to be eligible for a place. The marks in the NWSSEE will then be added to half of the aggregate mark achieved in the SET, with each part carrying equal weight, to create a total score in the Entrance Test.

The total scores will be used to create ranked lists.

Places will be offered in the following order:

1. Children of selective ability with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names Nonsuch will be allocated a place before other applicants are considered. Children with an Education and Health Care Plan that names Nonsuch and who arrive outside the normal admission round will be admitted to the School even if the school is full, provided that they are of selective ability as determined by the Entrance Test.
2. Looked After Children who achieve the pass mark or above in the entrance test or whose score is up to 20% lower than the standardised pass mark for the SET and the minimum standardised pass marks in the NWSSEE Maths and NWSSEE English.
3. 85 places on the basis of the score in the Entrance Test in order of highest score, irrespective of home address.
4. Up to 35 places will be available for Children in receipt of income related Free School Meals or Pupil Premium who achieve the pass mark or above in the entrance test or whose score is up to 20% lower than the standardised pass mark for the SET and the minimum standardised pass marks in the NWSSEE Maths and NWSSEE English by rank order irrespective of address.
5. Up to 125 places linked to the school's catchment area circle. This will be in order of highest score to those whose permanent place of residence on the deadline for submission of the Common Application Form is 5.25 km or less from the front door of Nonsuch measured in a straight line. Click here to see if you are within this area.
6. Should there be insufficient applicants eligible for a place based on the above criteria, the remaining places (up to a total of 210) will be offered in order of highest score.

Past Entrance Test Scores Required For Admission

The following table gives data for entrance tests held over the past few years. This table is for guidance only and does not guarantee that a place will be offered.

Last updated on: 01/05/2025

Address: Woodcote Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 0PH

Tel: 020 8647 2380

Email: admissions@girlslearningtrust.org

Website: www.wallingtongirls.org.uk

Places: 210 places in Year 7

Test Types: See Sutton Schools General Information.

Catchment/Selection Policy: All girls must sit and pass all parts of the two stage Entrance Test. Candidates must pass both parts of the NWSSEE to be eligible for a place. The marks in the NWSSEE will then be added to half of the aggregate mark achieved in the SET, with each part carrying equal weight, to create a total score in the Entrance Test.

The total scores will be used to create ranked lists.

Places will be offered in the following order:

1. Children of selective ability with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names WHSG will be allocated a place before other applicants are considered. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names WHSG and who arrive outside the normal admission round will be admitted to the School even if the School is full, provided that they are of selective ability as determined by the Entrance Test.
2. Looked After Children who achieve the minimum qualifying threshold or above in the entrance test or whose score is up to 20% lower than the standardised pass mark for the SET and the minimum standardised pass marks in the NWSSEE Maths and NWSSEE English.
3. 100 places on the basis of the score in the Entrance Test in order of highest score, irrespective of home address.
4. Up to 35 places will be available for Children eligible for income related Free School Meals or Pupil Premium who achieve the pass mark or above in the entrance test or whose score is up to 20% lower than the standardised pass mark for the SET and the minimum standardised pass marks in the NWSSEE Maths and NWSSEE English by rank order irrespective of address.
5. Up to 110 places linked to the school's catchment area. This will be in order of highest score to those whose permanent place of residence on the deadline for submission of the Common Application Form is within a 6.7 km radius of the main entrance to the school building. Click here to see if you are within this area.
6. Should there be insufficient applicants eligible for a place based on the above criteria, the remaining places (up to a total of 210) will be offered in order of highest score.

Past Entrance Test Scores Required For Admission

The following table gives data for entrance tests held over the past few years. This table is for guidance only and does not guarantee that a place will be offered.

Last updated on: 01/05/2025

In Buckinghamshire there are 13 grammar schools. They are all academies and are therefore their own admissions authorities. Despite this, the schools continue their long tradition of working together to maintain a coordinated selection system using a common secondary transfer test to select pupils for entry into all 13 schools at 11+ each year. The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) is a company set up by the schools to manage the overall process, but use Buckinghamshire Council to manage the administration aspect on their behalf.

The grammar schools below are all members of TBGS. Visit their websites to find out more about each school and details about their admissions policy.

• Aylesbury Grammar School (boys)
• Aylesbury High School (girls)
• Beaconsfield High School (girls)
• Burnham Grammar School (co-educational)
• Chesham Grammar School (co-educational)
• Dr Challoner’s Grammar School (boys)
• Dr Challoner’s High School (girls)
• John Hampden Grammar School (boys)
• Royal Grammar School (boys)
• Royal Latin Grammar School (co-educational)
• Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (co-educational)
• Sir William Borlase Grammar School (co-educational)
• Wycombe High School (girls)

Catchment and Admission Policies

Buckinghamshire grammar schools are very popular and, as such, are usually significantly oversubscribed.  Once children have qualified for a grammar school place, the admission arrangements for each grammar school for which a preference is expressed will be applied to the child's application, and it is the over-subscription criteria in these which determine which children are offered a place.​

Not all admission criteria are the same, however places are usually offered to siblings of current pupils first, then to children living in catchment, and then other children, in order of the distance between the child's home address and that of the school, with those living closer having higher priority. This therefore means that children who qualify for Buckinghamshire grammar schools, but live outside their chosen school’s catchment area, have a lower chance of achieving a place at that school than those living in catchment.  You can see how many children obtained places in your area by looking at the grammar school allocations by location files on TBGS website.

To qualify, a child needs to achieve a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above. When applying their admission rules grammar schools DO NOT use STTS scores to rank order children, so children with higher scores are not at an advantage for entry to grammar school. Grammar school entry is entirely dependent on whether or not a score of 121 has been achieved. Beyond requiring a qualification score of 121 or above, each grammar school sets its own criteria for admissions.

All grammar schools give higher priority to children in receipt of free school meals/Pupil Premium.

Registration

Children who attend a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary school are automatically entered for the Secondary Transfer Test by their school, and do not need to be registered. All other children need to be registered. This can be done on the Buckinghamshire Council website.

Test Location

If your child attends a state funded Buckinghamshire primary school or Partner school, they will sit the test at school, during the school day. If your child attends any other school, they will be invited to sit the test at a Buckinghamshire grammar school or other central venue.

Secondary Transfer Tests

The Secondary Transfer Test is produced and marked by GL Assessment.

The Secondary Transfer Test comprises two test papers that are each approximately 60 minutes in length including an introduction and practice examples. Both papers are taken on the same day with a short gap in between. One paper includes comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning questions. Technical English covers English grammar, punctuation and spelling. The other paper includes non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning and maths questions.

Pupils are supervised by a teacher or invigilator. Each child has a question booklet and a separate answer sheet for each test paper. The question booklet contains all the necessary instructions about taking the test and all the test questions. The teacher or invigilator uses a supplied audio file to take the children through the initial example questions and to play the instructions about starting and finishing the test and to time all the sub-sections of the test.

Children answer questions on separate answer sheets which are then machine-marked (scanned). All the questions are multiple-choice. All the test questions are equally rated (i.e. every correct answer will gain one raw mark).

Familiarisation and practice

In order to be able to prepare children appropriately for the STT, parents of children in Year 5 are provided with a familiarisation booklet in the summer term so that they can familiarise children with how the test papers will look. All children are also encouraged to prepare by taking the practice test so that they have the experience of taking a test under similar conditions to the STT. Additional free familiarisation materials are also available on GL Assessment’s website should parents wish to use them.

​Before taking the Secondary Transfer Test pupils take two practice test papers, each lasting about 25-30 minutes containing questions that are similar to those they will encounter in the Secondary Transfer Test. The practice test gives children experience of test-taking conditions as well as giving them the opportunity to work through example test material. The practice test papers are not marked or taken home from the school. The Secondary Transfer Test includes instructions given aurally and the practice test also familiarises children with listening to instructions from an audio file.

Secondary Transfer Test Scores

The tests are marked by GL Assessment. The marks are then 'standardised'. Standardisation balances the overall performance of children from one year to the next. It also makes sure that all children are placed on an equal footing and that no child is unfairly advantaged or disadvantaged because of his or her age. It takes into account each child's age in years and months on the date they take the test. A child's 'standardised score' will be between 0 and 180+.

The scores from the two Secondary Transfer Test papers are added together. This makes the Standardised Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS). The STTS will be the sum of the following:

• 50% of the standardised score for the verbal sections
• 25% of the standardised score for the mathematical sections
• 25% of the standardised score for the non-verbal sections.

As mentioned above, a STTS of 121 or more, means your child has qualified for grammar school.