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Birmingham LA
Mr Tony Howell
Strategic Director of Learning and Culture, Birmingham City Council, Council House Extension, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BU
Telephone: 0121 303 2590
Fax: 0121 303 1318
Email: tony_howell@birmingham.gov.uk
Website: www.birmingham.gov.uk
Before using the online service you are encouraged to make full use of the extensive help and information available to you. In particular, we recommend that you read the information in the Secondary Admissions pages in this web, together with the following booklet:
When completing the online form, select Secondary FAQs at any time to view our Frequently Asked Questions and their answers.
The more information you have about the schools you are considering the better. The Online Schools Directory gives information about all Birmingham schools including contact details, maps and links to each school's web site, where there is one.
Admissions Queries
If you have other questions about the secondary transfer process, or want some help please telephone 0121 675 0555 or send an email to admissions@birmingham.gov.uk
THE TEST
The test will be held on the morning of Saturday 12 November 2011.
Your child will sit two tests of approximately 45 minutes.
The papers will be divided into smaller, individually timed sections that test:
Verbal reasoning
Non verbal reasoning
Mathematics and
Reading comprehension/literacy skills
Children will write their answers in the test booklets and most of the test questions will be multiple choice. The marks will be standardised to take account of differences in age and then added together.
A range of publications designed to assist preparation for school admission tests is available from leading bookshops.
Neither the Foundation Office nor any of the schools keep past papers and these are not available from other sources.
Intensive coaching or tuition is not in the long term best interests of your child. The Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI In Birmingham is in no way connected to, nor does it endorse or recommend, the services of any organisation or agency purporting to offer tuition and/or revision courses for children to assist in preparing them for school entrance tests.
The admission process for year 7 entry in September follows the timetable below each year, with only minor changes in specific deadlines. During March, once these deadlines and dates have been agreed, they will be entered in the date column on the right hand side.
Admissions Timetable
Month
Date
Admission packs and Test Registration
Forms available from The Foundation Office and on the website each year
Early July
Disability
If your child has a disability and/or requires special resources to sit the test you should contact us by early September for a disability form
Mid September
Friday
16th September 2011
Closing date for receipt of test registration forms
All registration forms will be acknowledged in writing within 14 days of receipt.
If forms or photographs are sent within 14 days of closing date it is advisable to hand deliver or post them by recorded delivery.
Applications received after this date cannot be accepted and children will not be able to take the test.
Late September
Friday
30th September 2011 at 4pm
Local Authority Preference form deadlines
All parents must complete a preference form in addition to applying for the test. These are distributed through primary schools or available through the LA.
October/
November
Other LA may vary
Grammar Schools Entrance Test Date
Early November
Saturday
12th November 2011
Offers
School places will be communicated in writing via your Local Authority
For entry to selective schools in September 2011 is only for those children born between, 1 September 1999 – 31 August 2000 eligible to take the optional selective test.
Open evening is on Thursday 16th September 2010 between 5pm and 9pm and Friday 17th September 2010 between 10am and 11.30am.
Within Birmingham there are two optional selective tests a child can sit. Selective tests are held for places at one of the grammar schools within the ‘Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham’ and there is a separate test for places at Handsworth Grammar School for Boys.
The Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham consists of
* Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
* King Edward VI Aston School
* King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys & Girls
* King Edward VI Five Ways (Boys & Girls)
* King Edward VI Handsworth School (Girls)
* Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Optional test forms and an explanatory brochure are available on request from the Consortium of Grammar Schools on telephone number 0121 415 6004/675 0555. See below for the weblink via the school website.
The optional test form must be returned by Friday 1st October at the latest to ‘Grammar School Applications, PO BOX 15627, Birmingham, B16 6NL. To express a preference the Local Authority Preference Form must also be completed.
The optional test will take place on Saturday 6th November 2010. Supplementary tests will be held in November 2010, for those who provide proof of illness on the day or proof they cannot sit the test on religious grounds providing a letter from their religious leader is enclosed prior to the date of the original test.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
Application on-line.
This is the start of the online application process.
To complete this application you will need to have available for upload a recent (taken within the last six months) passport sized photograph.
The upload needs to be in jpg, jpeg, png, or gif format and be less than 2MB.
The picture upload will take place AFTER submitting the main PDF form.
You will need a PDF reader to complete the form such as the free Adobe Reader available from Adobe.com
Application forms to take the test for Handsworth Grammar can be obtained by telephoning 0121 554 2794 or enquiry@handsworth.bham.sch.ukThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Governors have agreed a planned admissions limit of 130 students in Year 7 each September, with the places allocated on the basis of the School's 11+ arrangements. Other places occasionally become available in other year groups and parents of older children should contact the School to receive up to date information. Entry to the main school is for boys only, however the Sixth Form is co-educational and therefore entry by girls is encouraged.
A very large number of applications are made for entry at 11+. The admission process for boys at 11+ begins in September, when information leaflets about admission are available and Open Evenings are held to encourage parents and students to visit the School and learn something about its approach to education. Contact before that date about the tests can be made with the School. Parents, including those living in other education authorities, need to register for the tests with the School and must also complete the relevant education authority school preference form.
The admission tests consist of a verbal reasoning test paper and short English and Maths tests, the latter being used when considering borderline cases. The examination centres for the 11+ are Handsworth Grammar School and King Edward VI School, Handsworth (the girls' grammar school in Rose Hill Road). Great care is taken in ensuring that the tests are administered fairly. After marking, standardisation and consideration by the School, offers of places are sent out by the local authority. A small number of other offers may be made at a later date.
If you feel that there are any special circumstances that should be considered with regard to your son and 11+ tests, we would like to know about these as soon as possible.
11+ Application Form
If you require an application form for your son to sit the 11+ exam, please click the PDF icon below to download a copy or click post box icon to have an application form posted out to you.
Please ensure both sections of the downloaded form are filled in. If you require a receipt, please send a self addressed stamped envelope with your application form.
Also note that application forms will not be sent out until the end of July.
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
11+ Open Evening
Monday 20th September 2010
11+ Open Evening
Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
All applicants for a place in Year 7 at King Edward VI Aston School will need to complete a 'Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth' test registration form, available from the school or by post from the Admissions Officer, Schools of King Edward the Sixth Foundation Office, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UD. Alternatively, you can apply on-line at www.kingedwardthesixth.org
All applicants, whether they live in Birmingham or not, will also need to complete their home Local Education Authority (LEA) preference form. Up to six schools can be named on this form in a ranked order of preference. It is important not just to write King Edward VI Schools as each of the King Edward VI Schools counts as a separate choice (Aston, Camp Hill, Handsworth or Five Ways). If a school is not listed on the LEA form you cannot be offered a place.
Only the LEA will know the rankings. Schools in Birmingham will not know whether applicants have ranked them first or last when making their offers.
In considering applications, all schools will apply their own admissions criteria. The Grammar Schools of King Edward VI only consider entrance test scores and rank children according to their test scores. Other schools may rank children on distance from the school to their applicant's home.
All rankings will be submitted to the LEA. If a child meets the criteria for two or more schools, the LEA will offer a place at the school ranked highest on the LEA form. Parents will only receive one offer.
If a grammar school is the most desired option, it should be named as the most preferred school/s on the LEA preference form. If a grammar school is put first on the LEA form, but a child is not successful in the entrance test, it will not put at risk the chance of being offered a place at any other school listed providing that the LEA has an equal preference system.
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
Each year we hold open days in July and September for girls wishing to enter the school in the following September. Our next Open Day is as follows:
23rd SEPT 2010: 6 - 8:15 pm
8th JULY 2010: 4 - 6 pm
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
All places at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys are FREE and admission to the school is solely on the basis of selection tests organised by the King Edward Foundation and held each November in the year prior to entry to the school, i.e. usually when boys are in Year 6, the final year, of their primary school. Details of the tests and test registration form are available from the school or the Foundation Office. Camp Hill draws its pupils from a wide geographical area and applications are very welcome from pupils who live outside Birmingham. The number of boys who applied for 2010 entry with King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys as first choice was 839 (748 in 2009). Number of appeals 16. Number of successful appeals 3. The school’s published admission number (PAN) for year 7 is 93.
How to Apply
Parents who wish their son to apply for a place at the King Edward VI grammar schools in Birmingham must complete two forms.
The test registration form for entry to the King Edward VI grammar schools in Birmingham (details given below). Please put the King Edward's grammar school you most want your son to go to first on this form and then return it to the Foundation Office (address provided on form) by Friday 1 October 2010 at the latest.
You must also complete the form which should have been sent to you by your Local Authority (LA). It is especially important for parents who live outside Birmingham to note that if they are applying to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, they must name our school on the form they send to their Local Authority.
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
All applicants for a place in Year 7 at KE Five Ways need to register for the Consortium of Grammar Schools’ in Birmingham entrance test. Registration starts from late July and the deadline is usually the end of September.
For September 2012 intake; from late July 2011: Register on-line at www.kingedwardthesixth.org or by registration form obtained from the school
Open Evening: Friday 23rd September 2011 (6:30 - 8:30pm)
Open Morning: Saturday 24th September 2011 (9:30 - 12 noon)
or by post from the Consortium Office:
Admissions Officer Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham Office Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham, B15 2UD
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
All applicants for a place in Year 7 at Handsworth Grammar School will need to complete a 'Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth' test registration form, available from the school or by post from the Admissions Officer, Schools of King Edward the Sixth Foundation Office, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UD. Alternatively, you can apply on-line at www.kingedwardthesixth.org
All applicants, whether they live in Birmingham or not, will also need to complete their home Local Education Authority (LEA) preference form. Up to six schools can be named on this form in a ranked order of preference. It is important not just to write King Edward VI Schools as each of the King Edward VI Schools counts as a separate choice (Aston, Camp Hill, Handsworth or Five Ways). If a school is not listed on the LEA form you cannot be offered a place.
Only the LEA will know the rankings. Schools in Birmingham will not know whether applicants have ranked them first or last when making their offers.
In considering applications, all schools will apply their own admissions criteria. The Grammar Schools of King Edward VI only consider entrance test scores and rank children according to their test scores. Other schools may rank children on distance from the school to their applicant's home.
All rankings will be submitted to the LEA. If a child meets the criteria for two or more schools, the LEA will offer a place at the school ranked highest on the LEA form. Parents will only receive one offer.
If a grammar school is the most desired option, it should be named as the most preferred school/s on the LEA preference form. If a grammar school is put first on the LEA form, but a child is not successful in the entrance test, it will not put at risk the chance of being offered a place at any other school listed providing that the LEA has an equal preference system.
The optional test will take place on Saturday 6th November 2010. Supplementary tests will be held in November 2010, for those who provide proof of illness on the day or proof they cannot sit the test on religious grounds providing a letter from their religious leader is enclosed prior to the date of the original test.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
Registration Deadline: Friday 30th September 2011 (4pm)
Entrance Test Date: Saturday 12th November 2011
A home Local Authority preference form will also need to be completed.
The optional test for entry to the Consortium of Grammar Schools in Birmingham – there are two exams each of 45 minutes in duration.
Papers will be divided into smaller individually timed sections which tests;
* Verbal Reasoning and Literacy
* Non Verbal Reasoning
* Reading Comprehension
* Mathematics
Some of the questions will take a multiple choice format. A sample of questions will be included in the brochure which will be sent with the application form.
You can use BOFA 11+ to help prepare for the exam:
