The Birmingham Grammar School Consortium includes eight schools. Pupils wishing to apply for places at any of The Grammar Schools in Birmingham and Walsall are required to sit the entrance test. Places at the schools are offered in accordance with each school’s admission policy, with reference to the score obtained in the entrance test. The test is provided by GL Assessment.

All costs associated with the entrance test, including the test itself, are paid for by the grammar schools - the test is not to be used as a practice or ‘mock test’ by candidates with no intention of applying for a place at any of The Grammar Schools in Birmingham.

Should you decide to register for the optional entrance test and it is deemed that your home address is not within a reasonable commutable distance to The Grammar Schools in Birmingham, you will be contacted by the Admissions Office to provide further information to support your application to sit the test – this will include a request for evidence of your intention to relocate, such as a recent offer of employment in the area. 

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The Schools Admissions Code, that came into effect in 2012, stated that by law, schools must take all reasonable steps to inform parents of the outcome of tests before the closing deadline for the Common Application form (CAF) on October 31st.

CEM 11 Plus – Birmingham Past Test Paper Content

Birmingham Historic Pass Marks

There is a “Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham”, comprising the following schools:

  • Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
  • King Edward VI Aston School
  • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
  • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
  • King Edward VI Five Ways School
  • King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
  • King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
  • Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

These schools are extremely popular and entry is very competitive. Not every child achieving the qualifying score can be offered a place.

Birmingham and Warwickshire will be holding the same test on the same date. Warwickshire Grammar Schools and Birmingham Grammar Schools will only administer the test for children registered with them. Children wishing to sit tests for both Warwickshire and Birmingham Grammar Schools should only register once and only sit the test in either Birmingham or Warwickshire. Parents registering for the Grammar Schools in Birmingham will need to tick a box online if they wish their child’s test results to be shared with the Warwickshire Grammar Schools.

Information about the pass marks need to gain entry to the Birmingham Grammar Schools can be viewed here.

Information about the two Walsall grammar schools can be found by scrolling down this page.

Admissions Information for Consortium Schools for September 2024 entry

The selective test of The Grammar Schools in Birmingham foundation is shared with the testing process in Warwickshire

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONSRegistration opens May 2023 (TBC)
Registration closes June 2023 (TBC)
11+ TEST DATES September 2023
TEST TYPESFor 2023 entry onwards, Birmingham grammar schools have opted for GL Assessment instead of CEM as their 11+ exam provider. The 11+ exam will be taken in two sessions (AM and PM) and will consist of two papers, each lasting approximately 60 minutes.

The areas covered are as follows:

English Comprehension
Verbal Reasoning
Mathematics
Non-Verbal + Spatial Reasoning

The scores will be age-standardised, ensuring that each student is assessed fairly. The exam will not include an English writing component
TEST FORMATMultiple Choice
EXAMINERSGL Assessment
PREVIOUS YEAR’S PASS MARKFor information about pass marks please see Historic Pass Marks
11+ TEST RESULTSOctober 2023 (TBC)
ALLOCATIONS1st March 2024
APPEALS DEADLINETBC
ADMISSIONSBirmingham City Council
Tel: 0121 303 1888
Email: admissions@birmingham.gov.uk

The Grammar Schools in Birmingham Consortium
Tel: 0121 415 6004
RECOMMENDED PRACTICE MATERIALSThis section is being updated

Birmingham Consortium Schools General Information

(will be updated for 2024 admissions as soon as dates are confirmed by the schools)

SCHOOLADMISSIONSGENDERPLACESOPEN EVENTS
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
Lichfield Road,
Sutton Coldfield,
Birmingham
B74 2NH
0121 250 5400
Admissions Policy 2023Boys19217th-19th October 2022
King Edward VI Aston School
Frederick Road,
Aston
B6 6DJ
0121 327 1130
enquiry@keaston.bham.sch.uk
Admissions Policy 2023Boys14027th-28th September 2022
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Vicarage Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7QJ
0121 444 3188
enquiry@camphillboys.bham.sch.uk
Admissions Policy 2023Boys120Virtual Tour
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane,
Birmingham,
West Midlands
B21 9ET
0121 554 2794
Admissions Policy 2023Boys150Virtual Tour
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Vicarage Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7QJ
0121 444 2150
head@kechg.org.uk
Admissions Policy 2023Girls15020th October 2022
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Scotland Lane
Bartley Green
Birmingham
B32 4BT
0121 475 3535
office@kefw.org
Admissions Policy 2023Mixed1808th+15th September 2022
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road,
Birmingham
B21 9AR
0121 554 2342
office@kingedwardvi.bham.sch.uk
Admissions Policy 2023Girls19229th June 2023
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road
Sutton Coldfield
B73 5PT
0121 354 1479
enquiry@suttcold.bham.sch.uk
Admissions Policy 2023Girls180TBC

Walsall

Queen Mary’s Grammar School & Queen Mary’s High School

Now part of the ’Consortium of Grammar Schools for Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

These schools are now part of a new Consortium set up recently for the ease of Grammar School applications. See this page for details.

Information on this page was believed to be correct at the time of writing, but we would not necessarily be aware of subsequent changes unless someone brings them to our attention.

Before acting on any information given here, please verify that it is up to date.

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