Grammar School Admissions

The 11+ registration form is available below and is also included on page 41 of the Secondary school admissions booklet for 2015 entry.

11+ Registration Form

Completed forms must be returned no later than 5pm on Wednesday 9th July 2014.

Your 11+ registration form must be accompanied by two proofs of your address. These could include a current council tax bill or housing benefits letter, relevant to the 2014/2015 year. Other acceptable forms of proof must be original utility bills which are dated from 1st April 2014 onwards, and can include gas, electricity, TV Licence, water, bank statement (with account details and financial transactions removed) or landline phone bill.

If your bills are paper-free, then downloaded electronic PDF copies attached to an email, or printed PDF versions of your bills will be accepted.

Please note that original documents will not be returned, unless a stamped-addressed envelope (SAE) is included with your registration form.

If your registration form is not accompanied by two proofs of your address, or the proof provided does not meet the requirements above, then you will be contacted further by the Admissions Service. Your registration may then be classed as late.

You will receive an acknowledgement letter within 10 working days of your registration form being received.

One passport sized photograph of your child must be attached to the registration form for identification purposes. Please ensure that the form has been signed in the appropriate place by either your child’s current Headteacher or their class teacher.

The registration form only enters your child for the 11+ test and is not your application for a school place.

Further information on Secondary school admissions can be found here and in the Secondary Admissions Booklet 2015

Your 11+ registration form must be accompanied by two proofs of your address. These could include a current council tax bill or housing benefits letter, relevant to the 2014/2015 year. Other acceptable forms of proof must be original utility bills which are dated from 1st April 2014 onwards, and can include gas, electricity, TV Licence, water, bank statement (with account details and financial transactions removed) or landline phone bill.

If your bills are paper-free, then downloaded electronic PDF copies attached to an email, or printed PDF versions of your bills will be accepted.

Please note that original documents will not be returned, unless a stamped-addressed envelope (SAE) is included with your registration form.

If your registration form is not accompanied by two proofs of your address, or the proof provided does not meet the requirements above, then you will be contacted further by the Admissions Service. Your registration may then be classed as late.

**Important Information if you are applying for a place at Lawrence Sheriff or Rugby High**

If you move after registering your child to sit the 11+ and before 31st December 2014 you will need to provide two new proofs of your address. These will need to be original utility bills which are no more than two months old or a current council tax bill or housing benefits letter. These documents will not be returned.

If you move after 31st December 2014 two new proofs of address will be needed (as above) and your new address will only be used to adjust your child’s position on the waiting list after National Offer Day on 2nd March 2015.

Please refer to each grammar school’s criteria with regards to their arrangements for families who move address.

To apply for a Grammar school in Warwickshire you must do two things:

• Register your child for the test.
• Select a Warwickshire Grammar school on your secondary school application.

Secondary school applications must be made through your own local authority. You may pick schools in any local authority to list as preferences on your application. If you do not list a Warwickshire grammar school on your secondary school application form, your child will not be considered for a place, regardless of the score achieved in the tests.

Late Registration

Late registration for the test, or a late secondary school application, means that if your child achieves the qualifying score they are not likely to be offered a grammar school place on 2nd March 2015. Children will be placed on the waiting lists of schools they have applied for only if they have achieved the relevant minimum waiting list score

Important Dates
Week commencing 2nd June 2014	Application packs sent to year 5 children in Warwickshire schools, including Stratford Preparatory School, The Croft School, Bilton Grange, Milverton House and Crescent School
9th July 2014	Closing date for 11+ registration forms
6th September 2014	Main 11+ testing session
13th September 2014 and 16th September 2014	Supplementary dates for 11+ testing
22nd October 2014	11+ results letters posted to parents/carers first class (please be advised letters will take 1 – 3 working days to arrive)
31st October 2014	Closing date to apply for a place at a secondary school
31st December 2014	Final date for families moving address to provide proof of address for pupils who have included Lawrence Sheriff or Rugby High School on their application
2nd February 2015	Final date for families moving address to provide proof of address (for pupils who have not included Lawrence Sheriff or Rugby High School on their application)
2nd March 2015	National Offer Day for applications to secondary school

The 11+ test is designed to reflect a child’s academic potential. The results from the test are then used to allocate places at Warwickshire grammar schools. You only need to register your child for the 11+ test if you wish to apply for a place at one or more of Warwickshire’s grammar schools. Only those children who score within a specific ability range for each grammar school will be considered for a place

• The main test date is 6th September 2014
• Supplementary test dates are 13th September 2014 and
  16th September 2014
• Letters will be sent two weeks before the test to inform you of the venue and start time
• The supplementary testing date is 13th & 16th September 2014
• The test is made up of two 45 minute papers with approximately 100 – 125 questions on each paper.

** Please note: There is no guarantee your child will be tested  on the main test date. **

We do not release past papers and there are no practice papers available. Any papers purchased from third parties are in no way affiliated to Warwickshire County Council or the University of Durham’s CEM centre which produces the test papers for Warwickshire County Council.

Two weeks before the test, applicants will receive a sample sheet containing example questions.

Sample questions from previous tests:

11+ Sample Paper 2013

 

11+ Sample Paper 2012

You can search using your childs postcode and view the priority areas for Warwickshire grammar schools on the map.

Grammar schools priority areas map

Any queries regarding priority areas or if you cannot find your property please contact the Admissions Service.

There are six Grammar schools in Warwickshire.

If you wish to apply for your child to move to a Warwickshire grammar school from their current secondary school, you must apply through your own local authority for a change of school.

If you live in Warwickshire, please see changing schools for the application form. However, you may also need to arrange testing. Testing will be arranged for you by Warwickshire County Council if your child has not taken the 11+ and is under 12 years old. For other applications you will need to contact the school directly, unless your child comes under one of the following categories:

Testing is not required if:

• the child has previously taken the Warwickshire 11+
• applying for Ashlawn Selective School when child is over 12

September 2014 Entry

If your child has not previously taken the 11+ test and you wish to apply for a place for entry from September 2014, please complete the registration form below and return to the Admissions Service. Once your registration form has been received you will be sent written confirmation of your child’s test date and venue. We aim to test as quickly as possible, but will give you approximately 2 weeks notice of your child’s test date. Please note that testing for this year group can take place over the summer holidays.

September 2014 11+ Registration Form
 

For query’s relating to the Warwickshire 11+ test, please contact our School Admissions office at: elevenplus@warwickshire.gov.uk