Year 7 Admissions 2026
Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools
The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools consists of Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School. The purpose of the Consortium is to coordinate arrangements for entry to Year 7 through a common 11+ examination.
All information about the admissions arrangements for Year 7 entry in September 2026 can be found on this page.
Year 7 Admissions 2026
The formal Determined Admissions Arrangements (also known as the admissions policy) for entry to Herschel Grammar School in September 2026 were approved by the Governing Board in January 2025 and can be accessed here. You can also access a PDF version of the Admissions Arrangements from the link at the bottom of this page.
The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools operates a shared 11+ entrance examination process using the same examination papers and common eligibility criteria.
Please click on the link below for further information regarding 11+ Familiarisation Material.
11+ Familiarisation Material
Allocations & Appeals
Parents will be able to access their child's school allocation through their relevant local authority portal on Monday 2nd March 2026.
The opportunity to appeal is available to parents if your child is not offered a place in their preferred grammar school which has been named on the Common Application Form. Applications for appeals must be made by Monday 30th March 2026 and timely appeals will be heard by the Independent Appeals Panel in April, May and June 2026.
Please use the link below to access the Appeals website.
http://www.appealsclerks.co.uk/
Please note:
- You cannot start an appeal until Monday 2nd March 2026.
- Do not contact the individual schools regarding appeals as the process is carried out independently to ensure fairness and objectivity.
Results for Entry in September 2026
The results for the 11+ examination for the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools were available from 4pm on 17th October 2025.
Children who scored 111 or above in the test, are eligible to be considered for a place at any of the Slough Consortium Grammar Schools that are named on their Common Application Form.
There are far more eligible applicants than there are places available, so schools will apply their oversubscription criteria to decide how the places are offered. If you have questions about any particular school’s admissions arrangements, please contact that school’s admissions officer directly.
Please view our Frequently Asked Questions regarding Admission Test Results and Statistics Summary for 2025 Entry documents on the links below.
- Frequently Asked Questions regarding Admission Test Results
- Statistics Summary for 2025 Entry
Herschel Grammar School Open Evening
Herschel Grammar School Open Evening took place on Wednesday 8 October 2025 from 5.00pm to 8pm with opportunities to tour the school and attend a presentation by the Headteacher.
The next Open Evening will be in September 2026.
Registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ Examination
Registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination is now CLOSED.
It was available from Thursday 1st May 2025 at 10am and closed at 10am on Thursday 5th June 2025.
The examination was held on Saturday 20th September 2025.
Please read all the available information on this website if you have questions regarding the Slough Consortium 11+ process.
Slough Consortium 11+ Online Information Event
The Slough Consortium held an online 11+ information event for parents on Tuesday 29th April 2025. The aim of the briefing was to provide information about registering your child for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination and the arrangements for completing the Common Application Form.
The event included a live presentation on the 11+ process by Jo Rockall, Head teacher at Herschel Grammar School, and was followed by a question-and-answer session with the Headteachers of all four grammar schools.
The presentation and ‘Questions Summary’ document from the event is available by clicking the links below.
- Slough Consortium 11+ Online Information Event Questions Summary
- Slough Consortium 11+ Online Information Event Presentation
A recording of the event can be accessed here.
We have produced two key documents to give you more information about the Slough Consortium 11+ testing process. These documents are available by clicking the links below.
- Slough Consortium Guide to the 11+ for 2026 entry
- Slough Consortium Key Dates for September 2026 entry
