Firstly, congratulations! If you've registered your child for the Gloucestershire 11+ Entrance Test, you've taken the first important step towards applying for one of Gloucestershire's grammar schools. Every year there are some parents who forget or just miss the date and there is absolutely no way of submitting a late entry. I always tell parents the true story of a Gloucestershire mother who was a day late for the registration during COVID. She was a nurse and had been in h

If your child is aiming for a Gloucestershire grammar school place in September 2027, this is the stage when most families start searching for the same answers: When does Gloucestershire 11+ registration open? When is the test? How does the process work? And how should we prepare without leaving it too late? The first thing to know is that the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools' Entrance Test registration window is now open until 26 June 2026 at noon, and the test is planned