Slough Consortium 11+ arrangements for September 2023 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 in September 2023 was held on Saturday 17 September 2022.

Please note that registration for the 11+ examination closed on 12th June 2022.

Slough Consortium 11+ Online Information Event

An online information briefing for parents was held on Thursday 28^th April 2022.  The aim of this briefing was to provide information about registering your child for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination and the arrangements for competing the Common Application Form. 

A recording of the presentation can be accessed below:

Following the presentation, a question and answer session was held.  A summary of the questions asked by parents, and the Consortium responses, can be accessed from this link:

• 11+ information event Q&A summary 

We have produced two key documents to give you more information about the Slough Consortium 11+ testing process. You can access them 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 2023 entry
• Slough Consortium Key Dates for September 2023 entry

Please note that registration for the Slough 11+ examination opened on Monday 2nd May and closed at midnight on Sunday 12th June.

11+ Familiarisation material

The test provider CEM has produced some familiarisation material which may be helpful in preparing your child for the test in September. 

• Slough Consortium familiarisation - a short guide with some example questions and answer formats.
• Extended familiarisation booklet - a general booklet produced by CEM for all their 11+ tests, with more detail and examples of questions.

Please note that there is no other official familiarisation material available. 

Langley Grammar School Open Evening and Mornings 

Our Open Evening was held on Tuesday 13th September 2022 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm.

The on-site Open Evening event is complemented supported by online resources for you to view at home. Further details can be found on our dedicated Open Events page here. 

There are also a number of Open Mornings when you can tour the school during a normal working day. Each open morning event lasts approximately 45 minutes to one hour and consists of a tour of the school led by our students, followed by an opportunity to talk to the headteacher or other members of the senior leadership team.  

You will need to book a time slot to attend open mornings and we will limit the number of family members attending to just one parent or other accompanying adult for each child. One ticket admits both the parent and child. Click here for further information. 

Eligibility for entry to the Slough grammar schools

Admission to any of the four grammar schools in Slough is based on reaching an eligibility score in the consortium 11+ examination. A standardised score of 111 or above represents approximately the top third of the 11+ examination outcome range.

Any child reaching a score of 111 on a standardised scale is deemed potentially suitable for the kind of education offered by the grammar schools in Slough and is eligible for consideration for admission. However, each of the four schools have different criteria for admission in the event that they receive more applications than they have places available and you must check each school's admissions policy carefully. 

Langley Grammar School Admissions arrangements for 2023 entry

Information about the admissions arrangements for Year 7 entry in September 2023 can be found here.

The formal Determined Admissions Arrangements (also known as the admissions policy) for entry to Langley Grammar School in September 2023 can be accessed here.