About Slough Grammar Schools
Slough has four grammar schools — Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School — which together form the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools and use a single shared 11+ examination. Your child sits the test once for all four.
Registration is through the Slough Consortium online portal (linked from each school’s website). For September 2027 entry, registration opens 1 May 2026 and closes 5 June 2026, and the exam is held on 19 September 2026. Results follow in October.
Registering for the exam is not the same as applying: you must also submit your home authority’s Common Application Form (and each school’s supplementary form) by 31 October. Offers are issued on National Offer Day (1 March).
Slough Grammar Schools
All four Slough Consortium grammar schools use the same 11+ examination, with results shared across the consortium. Click any school for its detailed admission guide, catchment and key dates:
All four schools share one test result but each sets its own oversubscription criteria; St Bernard’s also applies Catholic faith criteria. Note that Slough scores are not shared with Kendrick School in Reading — you would need to sit both tests.
About the Slough Consortium 11+
The Slough Consortium 11+ is the single examination used by all four grammar schools, with shared papers and common eligibility criteria. The test provider is GL Assessment.
Format: two test papers with questions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics. All marking and standardisation is done by the provider, and the eligibility score is 111 on a standardised scale — roughly the top 35% of those sitting.
Your child sits the test once, on 19 September 2026 for 2027 entry, at an examination centre. Results are released in October, before the 31 October application deadline. There are far more eligible children than places, so each school then applies its oversubscription criteria.
Year 7 Admissions Guide for Slough Grammar Schools
Slough runs a single, shared Consortium 11+: register your child through the Slough Consortium online portal (linked from any of the four schools’ websites) during the window — for 2027 entry, 1 May to 5 June 2026. Your child sits the test once on 19 September 2026; results arrive in October with an eligibility score of 111. Crucially, registering for the exam is not the same as applying: you must also submit your home authority’s Common Application Form, plus each school’s supplementary form, by 31 October. Offers are issued on National Offer Day (1 March), and because there are far more eligible children than places, each school applies its own oversubscription criteria.
What the Slough Consortium 11+ Covers
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View GL Assessment practice papers →Slough Grammar Schools — Frequently Asked Questions
How many grammar schools are in Slough?
Four: Herschel, Langley, St Bernard's Catholic and Upton Court — together the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.
What is the Slough Consortium 11+?
A single shared examination (GL Assessment) of two papers covering verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics.
Do I sit a separate test for each school?
No — you sit the Consortium 11+ once and the result is shared across all four schools.
What is the eligibility score?
111 on a standardised scale — roughly the top 35% of those sitting. Scoring 111 or above makes a child eligible to be considered.
How do I register?
Through the Slough Consortium online portal (linked from each school's website). For 2027 entry the window is 1 May to 5 June 2026; the exam is on 19 September 2026.
Is registering the same as applying?
No — you must also submit your home authority's Common Application Form and each school's supplementary form by 31 October.
Are Slough and Reading (Kendrick) scores shared?
No — there is no score-sharing with Kendrick School. If you are applying to both, your child must sit both tests.
Does being eligible guarantee a place?
No — there are far more eligible children than places, so each school applies its own oversubscription criteria (St Bernard's also applies faith criteria).
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