Area guide · England

Warwickshire 11+: how it works and its 5 schools

Unverified: the dates and scores on this page come from desk research of council, school and test organiser pages (medium confidence), and each links to its source. Admissions rules change every year: confirm them with your council and the school before you rely on them.

Key dates for September 2027 entry

Register for the test: Closes 30 June 2026
Test dates: 12 September 2026, 13 September 2026
Results sent to families: Not yet available
Apply to your council: By 31 October 2026 (September 2027 entry). Passing the test is not an application: you must also name the school on your council's application form. This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
National offer day: 1 March 2027

Council: registration closes 4pm 30 June 2026 (sources disagree on the weekday); opening date not found. Test run by GL Assessment on a weekend. 2027-entry results date not found (previous cycle: 17 Oct 2025 via Parent Portal, previous year only). Late registrations not treated as on time.

Sources: warwickshire.gov.uk, rugbyhighschool.co.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk. Statutory dates: School Admissions Code.

Schools

School	Gender	First choices per place	Qualifying score	Latest published offer data	Children from outside the catchment
Alcester Grammar School Alcester	Mixed	2.0 (2026)	Automatic qualifying score 225 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry Inside priority area: lowest score offered 227 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Children outside the priority area are normally offered places only if there are not enough qualifying children inside it. On offer day from 2021 to 2026 no places were offered to this group.
King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon	Boys	2.5 (2026)	Automatic qualifying score 239 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry Inside inner priority circle (13 miles): lowest score offered 239 Outer priority circle (after inner-circle places were filled): lowest score offered 254 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Boys living outside the outer priority circle who reach the qualifying score come after everyone inside it. On offer day from 2021 to 2026 no places were offered to this group.
Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby	Boys	2.1 (2026)	Automatic qualifying score 213 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry Eastern Area of Warwickshire: lowest score offered 213 Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places): lowest score offered 241 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Boys from outside both areas who reach the qualifying score come after those inside. Places went to this group in 2021 (39), 2022 (18) and 2023 (5), but none on offer day in 2024, 2025 or 2026.
Rugby High School Rugby	Girls	1.7 (2026)	Automatic qualifying score 213 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry Anyone (inside or outside the priority areas): lowest score offered 233 Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places): lowest score offered 227 Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle): lowest score offered 213 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Girls from anywhere who reach the qualifying score can be offered places once the priority-area groups are filled. Places went to this group in 2021 (5), 2022 (5) and 2026 (6), but none on offer day in 2023 to 2025.
Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon	Girls	2.4 (2026)	Automatic qualifying score 227 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry Inside priority circle: lowest score offered 232 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Girls living outside the priority circle who reach the qualifying score come after everyone inside it. On offer day from 2021 to 2026 no places were offered to this group.

A qualifying score makes a child eligible; places then go by each school's oversubscription rules (often distance, catchment or score order), so the lowest score offered can be well above it. Offer data shows the last child offered a place in each group in that intake; it does not mean every child at that score or distance got a place. First choices per place: DfE applications and offers (official), latest intake. Qualifying scores, offer data and catchment rules: research, with sources and caveats on each school's page. "–" means not yet available.