Birmingham 11 Plus

Exam Dates
The exams are usually held within the last week of November. For more detailed information you can visit the Birmingham Council Website. Birmingham Term Dates can be found here.

Exam Types
The five King Edward schools take the Verbal, Nonverbal Reasoning, mathematics and English exams. The other schools in Birmingham have their own tests. They are listed under the schools section below.

Local Education Authorities
Below is the local council Education and Learning website.

Birmingham County Council Website
Tel: 0121 303 2590
Email: contact@birmingham.gov.uk

General Information
There are nine grammar schools in Birmingham.

A list of these schools can be found below. Any other schools outside the consortium that have selective testing should have their own tests. Therefore it is advisable that parents check with these schools, or their local education authority in their area for further details.

Birmingham's Grammar Schools and Tests

Handsworth Grammar School
The Schools tests are taken early in November around the second week. The tests include Verbal reasoning, English and Maths. All three tests are standard and not Multiple choice. The Verbal reasoning is taken very seriously and the Maths and English are only taken into account if the Verbal does not meet the standard required.

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
This school's test consists of Verbal Reasoning, Non Verbal Reasoning and a Maths paper. All three tests are multiple choice and are sat in October.

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School
Again this test consists of Verbal Reasoning, Non Verbal Reasoning and Maths all multiple Choice. These tests are sat in October.

Queen Mary's High School
The tests for this school are multiple choice Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning. There are two sets of tests for each subject.