Slough Consortium 11+ Online Information Event

Tuesday 29^th April 2025 at 6pm

The Slough Consortium will hold an online 11+ information event for parents on Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 6pm.  The aim of this briefing is to provide information about registering your child for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination and the arrangements for completing the Common Application Form.

This event is for parents only. It is not suitable for children, and it does not provide specific details about any particular school.  The event will last for a maximum of one hour with a live presentation on the 11+ process by Jo Rockall, Head teacher at Herschel Grammar School. This will be followed by a question and answer session via the chat function with the Head teachers of all four grammar schools.

You will need to register for a ticket and you will be sent joining instructions for the online meeting in a reminder email closer to the event date. The link for the meeting will also be posted on the Eventbrite event page prior to the meeting.

Please register for a ticket to the zoom meeting here or using the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1242241129659?aff=oddtdtcreator

Following the event a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ document will be produced and posted on the schools’ websites along with a recording of the presentation.

We will also produce two key documents to give you more information about the Slough Consortium 11+ testing process. These documents will be published following the online information event: 

• Slough Consortium Guide to the 11+ for 2026 entry (available at the beginning of May 2025)

• Slough Consortium Key Dates for September 2026 entry (available at the beginning of May 2025)

Please note that registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination will open on Thursday 1st May 2025 at 10am and will close at 10am on Thursday 5th June 2025.

Langley Grammar School Admissions Arrangements for entry to Year 7 in September 2026

The formal Determined Admissions Arrangements (also known as the admissions policy) for entry to Langley Grammar School in September 2026 were approved by the Governing Board in December 2024 and can be accessed here.

You can also access a pdf version of the Admissions Arrangements here or from the link at the bottom of this page.

Slough Consortium 11+ arrangements for September 2026 entry

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. 

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 2026 will be held in September 2025. The date will be confirmed in the Spring term 2025.

Two key documents that will give you more information about the Slough Consortium 11+ testing process will be available in March/April 2025 by clicking the links below or by downloading from the document list at the end of this page. 

• Slough Consortium - Guide to the 11+ for 2026 entry
• Slough Consortium - Key Dates for September 2026 entry

11+ test provider for September 2026 entry (exam in September 2025)

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 with GL Assessment will be 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 continue to be set 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.