Year 7 Admissions 2024

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 schools work together to operate a shared 11+ entrance examination process using the same examination papers and common eligibility criteria.

All information about the admissions arrangements for Year 7 entry in September 2024 can be found on this page.

The formal Determined Admissions Arrangements (also known as the admissions policy) for entry to Herschel Grammar School in September 2024 were approved by the Governing Board and can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

The purpose of the Consortium is to coordinate arrangements for entry to Year 7 through a common 11+ examination.  We operate a shared 11+ entrance examination process using the same examination papers and common eligibility criteria. The 11+ examination for entry to Year 7 in September 2024 was held on Saturday 16 September 2023.

School Allocations and Appeals for September 2024 entry

Parents will be able to access their child's school allocation through their relevant local authority portal on Friday 1st March 2024. 

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 Wednesday 3rd April 2024 and timely appeals will be heard by the Independent Appeals Panel in April, May and June 2024.

Please click here or use the link below to access the Slough Consortium Appeals website.

https://www.sloughconsortium.org.uk/appeals/

Please note:

• You cannot start an appeal until Friday 1st March 2024.
• Do not contact the individual schools regarding appeals as the process is carried out independently to ensure fairness and objectivity.

Herschel Grammar School Open Evening

Herschel Grammar School Open Evening took place on Monday 18th September 2023 from 5.00pm to 8pm, with opportunities to tour the school and attend a presentation by the Headteacher.

11+ Information Online Event for September 2024 entry to Year 7

An online event was held on Tuesday 25th April 2023, which explained the Slough Consortium 11+ entrance examination process in detail along with more details on the format of the 11+ examination. A recording of the live presentation by John Constable, Headteacher of Langley Grammar School can be found below.

Registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ Examination

Registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ Examination for Year 7 entry in September 2024 will be open from Thursday 27th April 2023 until Monday 12th June 2023 at 10am.

Please click here or visit the link below to register.

https://slough.applicaa.com/entry2024

Registration closed at 10am on Monday 12th June 2023.

11+ test provider from September 2023

The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools has contracted with GL Assessment as the test provider for the 11+ examinations to be held in September 2023, 2024 and 2025. 

The structure and format of the examinations from September 2023 are similar to those used under the previous provider. Pupils will sit two test papers, with questions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics. All marking and standardisation will be carried out by the test provider. 

The eligibility score will remain at 111 on a standardised scale.  Pupils who score 111 or above will be in the top 35% of the cohort sitting the examination and will be considered eligible for consideration for a grammar school place should their parents apply on their behalf. 

The Slough Consortium has its own contract with GL Assessment and there will be no sharing of 11+ scores with any other schools. 

Parents are advised to read the information about the 11+ examination process which will be posted on the websites of each of the four grammar schools later this term, and should not rely on other sources which may not be accurate. 

11+ GL Assessment Familiarisation material

The test provider GL has produced some familiarisation material which may be helpful in preparing your child for the test in September. 

GL familiarisation materials - Parent's guides with some example test question booklets and answer sheets. You can access these by downloading from the document list at the end of this page. More examples and materials may also be available online.

How do I appeal?

It is not possible to appeal your child’s 11+ score. Appeals can only be made against a decision by a school not to admit your child. For this reason, the appeals process only takes place after the national allocation day in March.

Information about the appeals process will be provided with the school allocation information, on 1st March 2024. Specific information about making an appeal to a Slough grammar school will also appear on the Slough Consortium of Grammar schools’ websites after 1st March 2024. There will be no Consortium appeals before March 2024.

Please note that any school to which a parent wishes to appeal must be named on the Common Application Form.