11 plus results day 2026: dates for Kent, Essex and Bucks
Most 11-plus results for September 2027 entry arrive in October 2026, just before parents must send in their secondary school applications. In Essex, results are emailed on Monday 12 October. In Kent, Kent Test results come on Thursday 15 October.
Results dates by area
| Area | Results | How you get them |
|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire (Secondary Transfer Test) | Friday 9 October | Already out. The qualifying score is 121 |
| Essex (CSSE) | Monday 12 October, close of business | By email; allow 24 hours |
| Kent (Kent Test) | Thursday 15 October | By email if you gave one when registering, otherwise by first-class post on the day |
| Trafford | Not yet published by the consortium | Check traffordgl.applicaa.com and Trafford Council |
Sources: CSSE for Essex, Kent County Council for Kent, and The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools for Buckinghamshire. Other grammar-school areas, such as Medway, Sutton, Birmingham and Lincolnshire, set their own dates: check your council's or consortium's site.
What the Kent result shows
Kent gives three standardised scores, one each for English, maths and reasoning, plus a total. Kent County Council sets the score needed to be "assessed suitable" for grammar school each year and confirms it with the results, so there is no pass mark to check in advance.
What to do next
- Read the result carefully, including any covering letter about what the score means in your area.
- Apply to your home council by 31 October 2026. That is the national deadline for secondary school applications; check your council's site in case its online form closes at a different time.
- List schools in your real order of preference. Putting a grammar school first does not reduce your chances at the schools below it.
- Wait for 1 March 2027, national offer day, when you find out which school your child has a place at.
A qualifying score makes a child eligible for a grammar school; it does not guarantee a place. Popular grammar schools are oversubscribed and then use their own admission rules, such as distance or score order.
If the score falls short
- Most areas have a review or appeal process. Ask your council or your child's primary school how it works where you live, and note its deadlines.
- Some grammar schools take pupils later, at 12-plus or into the sixth form after GCSEs.
- Talk to your child about the result in a calm way: the test is one day, and many children thrive in non-selective schools.
