Warwickshire 11 Plus
There are five grammar schools remaining in Warwickshire. There is also one “bilateral” school, Ashlawn School in Rugby, which allocates 12% of it’s admission number (256) based on academic ability.
Admissions are co-ordinated by Warwickshire County Council.
Warwickshire and Birmingham schools are collectively part of a consortium called “The Grammar Schools in Birmingham”. They will share the same test which will take place 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. If it is discovered that a child has sat the test twice, only the first score will be considered. The application may even be considered to be fraudulent and withdrawn.
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Warwickshire Schools
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For entry in 2022
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.
There are five grammar schools remaining in Warwickshire. There is also one “bilateral” school, Ashlawn School in Rugby, which allocates 12% of it’s admission number (256) based on academic ability.
Admissions are co-ordinated by Warwickshire County Council.
Warwickshire and Birmingham schools are collectively part of a consortium called “The Grammar Schools in Birmingham”. They will share the same test which will take place 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. If it is discovered that a child has sat the test twice, only the first score will be considered. The application may even be considered to be fraudulent and withdrawn.
Parents registering for the Grammar Schools in Warwickshire will need to provide consent on the 11+ registration form for their child’s test results to be shared with the Birmingham Grammar Schools and University of Durham’s Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM). This should be done only if parents are considering applying for a place in Birmingham.
Priority Areas – East and South
There are two defined admission areas for grammar schools in the County – East and South.
| EAST | SOUTH |
|---|---|
| Ashlawn School | Alcester Grammar School |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | King Edward VI School |
| Rugby High School | Stratford Upon Avon Grammar School |
The Priority Area for the East grammar schools is split into two sections, Area 1 and 2. Grammar schools offer 50% of places from each area. Area 1 is a circle of 10 mile radius; the centre of this circle is the water tower just outside Rugby. Area 2 is a smaller area within this circle and covers the areas surrounding Rugby.
The Priority Area for the South grammar schools is a circle with a radius of approximately 17 miles. The centre is the clock tower in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Map of Warwickshire Grammar School Priority Areas
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Admissions Information for September 2022 entry
The testing process in Warwickshire is shared with the selective test with The Grammar Schools in Birmingham foundation.
| REGISTRATION DEADLINES | 30 June 2021 Registration opens 10th May 2021 |
|---|---|
| 31st October 2021 – CAF form | |
| TEST DATES | September 2022, during their final primary school year. |
| TEST TYPES | The Warwickshire 11+ selection test is comprised of two papers, each containing a mixture of verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning multiple-choice questions. Candidates sit the whole test a single session lasting approximately three hours with a short break halfway through. See Warwickshire Test Paper Content Familiarisation Booklet |
| TEST FORMAT | Multiple Choice |
| EXAMINERS | CEM 11 Plus – University of Durham |
| PREVIOUS YEAR’S PASS MARK | The qualifying score for each of the Warwickshire Grammar Schools changes each year. Scores are not determined until all candidates have taken the test and school preferences have been received (late January 2019) Qualifying scores for 2016 see below. |
| Most of the questions are worth 1 raw mark. The raw marks are totalled up for each section, then added to make a total raw score. The overall score for each component (VR, NM, NVR)is then standardised to take into account the child’s age. The standardised mark for each component is added to make a total standardised score. The difference in marks between a child born in September and a child born in August is on average between 4-7 standardised points. | |
| STANDARDISED SCORE | Yes |
| RESULTS | 15th October |
| ALLOCATIONS DAY | 1st March 2022 |
| ADMISSIONS INFORMATION | Warwickshire County Council Admissions Information |
| RECOMMENDED PRACTICE MATERIALS | CEM Practice Materials |
Qualifying scores for entry 2016
| ENTRY 2016 | PAN | QUALIFYING SCORE | MIN SCORE FOR WAITING LIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI School | 81 | 232 | 226 |
| Stratford Girls Grammar | 120 | 222 | 216 |
| Alcester Grammar | 150 | 217 | 212 |
| Lawrence Sheriff Grammar | 120 | 207 | 202 |
| Rugby High School | 120 | 205 | 200 |
| Ashlawn School | 36 | 203 | 198 |
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School Information
| SCHOOL | ADMISSION AREA | GENDER | ADMISSION POLICY | PLACES | OPEN EVENING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcester Grammar School | South | Mixed | Admissions Policy 2022 | 150 places in Year 7 | Thursday 1stJuly 2021- Virtual |
| King Edward VI School | South | Boys | Admissions Policy 2022 | 87 places in Year 7 | Saturday 26th June 2021, 9.00am,10.15am, 11.30am |
| Stratford Girls’ Grammar School | South | Girls | Admissions Policy 2022 | 120 places in Year 7 | TBC |
| Ashlawn School | East | Mixed | Admissions Policy 2021 | 256 places in Year 7 – 12% selective. Applicants for selective places at Ashlawn School take the same test as applicants for grammar schools in Warwickshire. | TBC |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | East | Boys | Admissions Policy 2022 | 150 places in Year 7 | TBC |
| Rugby High School | East | Girls | Admissions Policy 2022 | 120 places in Year 7 | TBC |
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