Monday 13 February 2012

Important dates/information for the 11+ Exam


It is essential to understand the key dates and times for applications to grammar Schools in Birmingham, especially with the change of date for the 2012 applicants.  The new date for the 11+ entry exam is now the Saturday the 8th  of September 2012 for the following Birmingham schools; Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, King Edward VI Aston School, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, King Edward VI Five Ways School, King Edward VI Handsworth School and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls. The deadline date for sending your application to sit the 11+ Grammar school exam is the  13th of July 2012.   Application forms are available from the beginning of May and can be obtained from the following website (http://www.kingedwardthesixth.org/apply.aspx).  Please send your application to; The Consortium of Grammar Schools, Applications, PO BOX 15627, B16 6NL.

The Exam itself comprises of two 45 minutes papers covering Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English Comprehension and Maths.  The University of Durham are the Examiners for the papers and will release the marks in early-mid October 2012. Grammar school allocations will be confirmed  by the 1st of March 2013. Appeals can be made between May and June 2013. The number of places in each school can be seen below:

  • Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Boys 124 places in Year 7.
  • King Edward VI Aston School, Boys, 104 places in Year 7.
  • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, 93 places in Year 7.
  • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, 120 places in Year 7.
  • King Edward VI Five Ways School, Mixed, 150 places in Year 7.
  • King Edward VI Handsworth School, Girls, 128 places in Year 7.
  • Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, 150 places in Year 7.
  • Handsworth Grammar School for Boys, 130 places in Year 7

It should be noted that Handsworth Grammar School for Boys have different testing arrangements to the rest of the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham. If you need any more information, advice or tuition preparation please  contact us at Exam Central (info@examcentral.co.uk) or visit www.examcentral.co.uk 

For further information about 11+ exams in Birmingham, please see the link below: http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/schools/regions/birmingham-walsall-11-plus
(source: Eleven Plus Exams)

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