11 plus results and pass marks explained
Your child has received their 11+ results, but what do they actually mean? The results of the 11 Plus are mostly standardised – this removes variable elements from test scores and allows children to be compared equally. There are anumber of ways that those variables are taken into account, and you can learn about them here.
How are the 11+ results calculated?
There are three variables considered when standardising your child’s 11 Plus score.
Different test papers
Rather than adding up the marks of each paper, the standardisation process means each paper is given equal weight in your child’s overall 11+ results.
Your child’s age
Exam boards and schools recognise that a difference in age can have a significant impact on ability, as in just a year children’s vocabulary can increase on average by 1000 words.
Difficulty of the paper
Examining bodies will ensure that the pass mark is reflective of the difficulty of the paper. If the paper is considered to be less difficult than the previous year then the pass mark would be higher to ensure that there aren’t more passing students than places available
How does 11 Plus standardisation work?
Below is a section of a standardisation table which examining bodies use to calculate the 11+ results’ score. Your child’s marks of the paper (eg. 30 out of 40) are converted to points depending on their age. A point score will be set as the pass mark, taking into account the difficulty of the paper.
When are the 11+ results released?
The exact dates of the 11+ results vary from school to school. But they'll mostly be released in mid-October up until the end of October. You can see below when 11 Plus results will be released in your area.
Keep in mind that some schools require a Second Stage entrance exam, which your child will be invited to take if they pass their initial 11 Plus exam.
11+ results in my area
Berkshire
Herschel Grammar School: mid-October 2023
Kendrick School: mid-October 2023
Langley Grammar School: mid-October 2023
Reading Girls’ School: before 31st October 2023
Reading School: mid-October 2023
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School: mid-October 2023
Upton Court Grammar School: mid-October 2023
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Aylesbury High School: 13th October 2023
Beaconsfield High School: 13th October 2023
Burnham Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Chesham Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Dr Challoner’s High School: 13th October 2023
John Hampden Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Royal Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Royal Latin School: 13th October 2023
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Wycombe High School: 13th October 2023
Cumbria
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith: mid-October 2023
Devon
Churston Ferrers Grammar School: 17th October 2023
Colyton Grammar School: on or before 24th October 2023
Devonport High School for Boys: 16th October 2023
Devonport High School for Girls: 16th October 2023
Torquay Boys’ Grammar School: 16th October 2023
Torquay Girls’ Grammar School: on or before 17th October 2023
Dorset
Bournemouth School: 13th October 2023
Bournemouth School for Girls: 13th October 2023
Parkstone Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Poole Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Essex
Colchester County High School for Girls: 16th October 2023
Colchester Royal Grammar School: 16th October 2023
King Edward VI Grammar School: 16th October 2023
Shoeburyness High School: 16th October 2023
Southend High School for Boys: 16th October 2023
Southend High School for Girls: 16th October 2023
St Bernard’s High School: 16th October 2023
St Thomas More High School: 16th October 2023
Westcliff High School for Boys: 16th October 2023
Westcliff High School for Girls: 16th October 2023
Gloucestershire
Denmark Road High School: mid-October 2023
Marling School: mid-October 2023
Pate’s Grammar School: mid-October 2023
Ribston Hall High School for Girls: mid-October 2023
Sir Thomas Rich’s School: mid-October 2023
Stroud High School: mid-October 2023
The Crypt School: mid-October 2023
Greater London: Barnet
Queen Elizabeth’s School: 2nd October 2023
St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School: mid-October 2023
The Henrietta Barnett School: mid-September 2023 (1st release), mid-October 2023 (2nd release)
Greater London: Bexley
Beths Grammar School: by 17th October 2023
Bexley Grammar School: by 17th October 2023
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: by 17th October 2023
Townley Grammar School: by 17th October 2023
Greater London: Bromley
Newstead Wood School: week of 16th October 2023
St Olave’s Grammar School: week of 16th October 2023
Greater London: Enfield
The Latymer School: before 31st October 2023
Greater London: Kingston upon Thames
Tiffin Girls’ School: on or around 17th October 2023*
Tiffin School: on or around 17th October 2023*
*This will be the first results release for these schools - at this point you'll find out if your child has been invited for the Stage Two Tests. The results for these tests will release in March 2024.
Greater London: Redbridge
Ilford County High School: mid-October 2023
Woodford County High School: mid-October 2023
Greater London: Sutton
Greenshaw High School: mid-September 2023 (SET)*
Nonsuch High School: mid-September 2023 (SET), mid-October 2023 (Second Stage)*
Sutton Grammar School: mid-September 2023 (SET), mid-October 2023 (Second Stage)*
Wallington County Grammar School: mid-September 2023 (SET), mid-October 2023 (Second Stage)*
Wallington High School for Girls: mid-September 2023 (SET), mid-October 2023 (Second Stage)*
Wilson’s School: mid-September 2023 (SET), mid-October 2023 (Second Stage)*
*Selective state schools in Sutton will release your child's results for the Selective Eligibility Test (SET) approximately a week after the exam in mid-September. If your child is then invited to the Second Stage entrance exam they'll receive their results in mid-October (Greenshaw High School doesn't require the Second Stage entrance exam for entry).
Greater London: Wandsworth
Ashcroft Technology Academy: by 24th October 2023
Burntwood School: by 24th October 2023
Chestnut Grove Academy: by 24th October 2023
Graveney School: by 24th October 2023
Greater Manchester
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys: before 31st October 2023
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls: before 31st October 2023
Loreto Grammar School: on or before 20th October 2023
Saint Ambrose College: 20th October 2023
Sale Grammar School: before 31st October 2023
Stretford Grammar School: before 31st October 2023
Urmston Grammar School: before 31st October 2023
Hertfordshire
Croxley Danes School: 18th October 2023
Dame Alice Owen’s School: 20th October 2023
Parmiter’s School: 18th October 2023
Queens’ School: 18th October 2023
Rickmansworth School: 18th October 2023
St Clement Danes School: 18th October 2023
Watford Grammar School for Boys: 18th October 2023
Watford Grammar School for Girls: 18th October 2023
Kent
Barton Court Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Borden Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Cranbrook School: 18th October 2023
Dane Court Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Dartford Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Dartford Grammar School for Girls: 18th October 2023
Dover Grammar School for Boys: 18th October 2023
Dover Grammar School for Girls: 18th October 2023
Gravesend Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Highsted Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Highworth Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Invicta Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Maidstone Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls: 18th October 2023
Mayfield Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Oakwood Park Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Sir Roger Manwood’s School: 18th October 2023
The Folkestone School for Girls: 18th October 2023
The Harvey Grammar School: 18th October 2023
The Judd School: 18th October 2023
The Langton Grammar School for Boys: 18th October 2023
The Norton Knatchbull School: 18th October 2023
The Skinner’s School: 18th October 2023
Tonbridge Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys: 18th October 2023
Weald of Kent Grammar School: 18th October 2023
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys: 18th October 2023
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls: 18th October 2023
Lancashire
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: week of 16th October 2023
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School: 12th October 2023
Lancaster Royal Grammar School: 11th October 2023
Lincolnshire
Boston Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Boston High School for Girls: 13th October 2023
Bourne Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Caistor Grammar School: 17th October 2023
Carre’s Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School: 13th October 2023
Kesteven and Sleaford High School: 13th October 2023
King Edward VI Academy, Spilsby: 13th October 2023
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: 13th October 2023
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Alford: 13th October 2023
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle: 13th October 2023
Queen Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough: 13th October 2023
Skegness Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Spalding Grammar School: 13th October 2023
Spalding High School: 13th October 2023
The King’s School Grantham: 13th October 2023
Medway
Chatham Grammar School: 3rd October 2023
Fort Pitt Grammar School: 3rd October 2023
Holcombe Grammar School: 3rd October 2023
Rainham Mark Grammar School: 3rd October 2023
Rochester Grammar School: 3rd October 2023
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School: 3rd October 2023
Merseyside
Calday Grange Grammar School: mid-October 2023
St Anselm’s College: before the end of October 2023
The Liverpool Blue Coat School: 27th October 2023
Upton Hall School: by 13th October 2023
West Kirby Grammar School: mid-October 2023
Wirral Grammar School for Boys: mid-October 2023
Wirral Grammar School for Girls: mid-October 2023
North Yorkshire
Ermysted’s Grammar School: 9th October 2023
Ripon Grammar School: 11th October 2023
Skipton Girls’ High School: 9th October 2023
Shropshire
Haberdashers’ Adams Grammar School: by 20th October 2023
Newport Girls’ High School: around 16th October 2023
Warwickshire
Alcester Grammar School: 16th October 2023
Lawrence Sheriff School: 16th October 2023
Rugby High School: 16th October 2023
King Edward VI School: 16th October 2023
Stratford Girls’ Grammar School: 16th October 2023
West Midlands
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School for Boys: 20th October 2023
King Edward VI Aston School: 20th October 2023
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys: 20th October 2023
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: 20th October 2023
King Edward VI Five Ways School: 20th October 2023
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys: 20th October 2023
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls: 20th October 2023
Queen Mary’s Grammar School: 20th October 2023
Queen Mary’s High School: 20th October 2023
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: 20th October 2023
Wolverhampton Girls’ High School: 20th October 2023
West Yorkshire
Crossley Heath Grammar School: by 21st October 2023
Heckmondwike Grammar School: 16th October 2023
North Halifax Grammar School: by 21st October 2023
Wiltshire
Bishop Wordsworth’s School: on or around 17th October 2023
South Wilts Grammar School: 6th October 2023
What happens after 11 Plus results?
My child passed…
Congratulations, it’s time for applications! Passing 11 Plus doesn’t automatically guarantee a place as schools have different policies on place allocation. They may prefer students that already have siblings at the school and will consider how far away you live and whether your child receives free school meals. So try applying to multiple schools to avoid disappointment
My child didn’t pass…
If your child didn’t pass, they may still be awarded a place through the appeals system, so be sure to check appeals requirements with the school. Your child won’t be alone in this as there can be up to 8 applications for every 1 place. There will still be many options for a rich education in your local area, so consider your options and remember that we’re always here to help.
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11+ Results FAQs
When are the 11 Plus results out?
The exact date for the 11+ results varies. Typically, results are released a few weeks after the examination in October and are always sent prior to the secondary school application cut-off date (October 31st).
How To Appeal 11 Plus Results?
To appeal 11+ results, contact the school or the examining body directly to request a review or re-mark. When appealing, you will typically need to provide valid reasons or evidence if your child was unwell on the exam day. It’s also essential toadhere to the deadline set by the authority for appeals, which is typically a short period after the results are released.
How Do You Find Out 11 Plus Results?
11+ results are usually either sent to you by post, email or via an online link. It’s crucial to provide up-to-date contact details during the exam registration to avoid any potential delays.
What Is a Good 11 Plus Score?
A “good” 11 Plus score can vary depending on the region, the school and the year. Generally, scores above the 100th percentile are considered good, with the top score typically hovering around 140.
What’s The Pass Mark for 11 Plus?
The pass mark for the 11 Plus exam can differ from one school to another. However, each year, the pass mark typically hovers around at least 80%.