When Should My Child Start Preparing for the 11+?
Parents expect an age in reply. The real answer is readiness – and a free assessment settles it better than guesswork.
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Birmingham 11+ Guides
Guides to the Birmingham 11+ for parents: scores, the paper, the eight grammar schools, key dates and when to start.
Birmingham 11+ Key Dates: The Two Deadlines Parents Miss
The Birmingham 11+ is two separate applications with two deadlines four months apart – plus a third, earlier one for reasonable adjustments that catches families out every year.
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What Score Does Your Child Need to Pass the Birmingham 11+?
There is no single pass mark. The qualifying score for 2027 entry is 205, but the number that decides a place is each school’s own cut-off – and in 2026 those ranged from 216 to 255.
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What Is Actually on the Birmingham 11+ Paper?
Two papers, four subjects, and a weighting that catches most families out: half the marks rest on English and verbal reasoning, not maths.
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The Eight Birmingham Grammar Schools: How Hard Is Each One to Get Into?
Eight schools, one test, and thirty-nine marks between the hardest and the most accessible. What the published 2026 cut-offs actually tell you.
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