Reading 11+ for September 2027: results and key dates

When Reading grammar school test results arrive, what the qualifying score means and what to do next, from the 2 tests used by 2 grammar schools.

Key dates for 2027 entry

Qualifying score

Applicants will be ranked according to their performance in the tests. A qualifying score will be determined (to two decimal places) for candidates in categories 3-6 of the oversubscription criteria below. A qualifying score of 5 points lower than this score will be applied for candidates in categories 1 and 2 of the oversubscription criteria below (Pupil Premium/Service Premium/Child in Care).

Source: kendrick.reading.sch.uk

After the results

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. 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

• Kendrick School
  Last distance offered, 2026 entry: not published
• Reading School
  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.

11+ results dates in every area

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.