Essex and Southend 11+ for September 2027: results and key dates
When Essex and Southend grammar school test results arrive, what the qualifying score means and what to do next, from the 2 tests used by 8 grammar schools.
Key dates for 2027 entry
| Test | Registration closed | Test day | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCHS Entrance Test 1 school · Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE) | Wednesday 3 June 2026 | Thursday 3 September 2026 | Monday 12 October 2026 |
| CSSE 11+ Examination 7 schools · School-set papers | Friday 19 June 2026 | Saturday 19 September 2026 | Monday 12 October 2026 |
Qualifying score
CSSE secondary school offers are not made to any child who has scored under a total standardised score of 303. Successful appeal places are awarded outside this criteria.
Source: csse.org.uk
After the results
- Read the result carefully. A pass or qualifying score makes your child eligible for a grammar school. It does not guarantee a place: oversubscribed grammar schools still rank qualifying children by their admission rules, often distance or score.
- Apply to your council by Saturday 31 October 2026. The test registration is not a school application. Name every school you want, in your real order of preference, on your home council's secondary application (how applying works).
- Check last year's cut-offs. Look at how far away the last child offered a place lived, or the lowest score offered, at each school you are thinking of naming (how to read a last distance offered).
- Offers arrive on Monday 1 March 2027. If you are not offered a grammar school you named, you can join its waiting list and appeal.
Grammar schools using these tests
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Last distance offered: not published - Colchester County High School for Girls
Last distance offered: not published - Colchester Royal Grammar School
Last distance offered: not published - King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Last distance offered: not published - Southend High School for Boys
Last distance offered, 2026 entry: not published - Southend High School for Girls
Last distance offered, 2026 entry: not published - Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Last distance offered, 2026 entry: not published - Westcliff High School for Girls
Last distance offered, 2026 entry: not published
The latest year is free on each school's page. Earlier years for every school come with the pass.
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Dates and quotes are as published by each test's organiser, council or school, linked above. Check your registration emails for your own child's details. This page is general information, not admission advice.