HAHaberdashers' Adams 11+ admissions

• West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

  Shared test group · GL Assessment · Two paper-based multiple-choice papers, each approximately 50 to 60 minutes including instructions and examples, with individually timed sections and separate answer sheets

  Scores are age-standardised and weighted 50 per cent for English and verbal reasoning, 25 per cent for non-verbal reasoning and 25 per cent for mathematics. There is no single route-wide offer threshold: each partner school applies its own qualifying scores and oversubscription rules. Sitting or passing the shared test does not guarantee an offer.

  Official registration page

Eligibility

Children born from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016, or educated in Year 6 during 2026/27, may apply by registering for and completing the Haberdashers' Adams 11+ entrance test and naming the school on the home local authority common application form.

Score policy

The entrance test combines verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. The Committee of Reference determines the qualifying score after reviewing the cohort's results; qualifying applicants are ranked under the published criteria.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Priority school groups: Apley Wood Primary, Aqueduct Primary, Captain Webb Primary, Castle House School, Dawley CE Primary, Donnington Wood CE Juniors, Dothill Primary, Hollinswood Primary, Holmer Lake Primary, Ladygrove Primary, Lantern Academy (formerly Queenswood Primary), Lawley Primary, Lawley Village Academy, Lightmoor Village Primary, Lilleshall Primary, Meadows Primary, Millbrook Primary, Moorfield Primary, Muxton Primary, Newdale Primary, Newport CE Juniors School, Old Park Primary, Randlay Primary, St. George’s Church of England Primary, St. Luke’s Catholic Primary, St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary, St. Peters, Bratton, St. Peter’s CofE Primary School, St. Peter & St. Paul Catholic Primary, Short Wood Primary, Teagues Bridge Primary, Tibberton CE Primary, Windmill Primary, Wombridge Primary, Wrekin View Primary, Wrockwardine Wood CE Junior.

Priority depends on being on roll at one of the 36 designated primary schools by 4pm on 26 June 2026, not on the home postcode. A subsequent primary-school move changes the priority assessment immediately. Designated-school priority applies to day places; boarding has separate criteria.

Year 7 has 135 mixed day places and up to 15 boys' boarding places; academic qualification is required. Day priority is policy-defined looked-after or previously looked-after children, including overseas state-care/adoption cases; Pupil or Service Premium children recorded in the October 2025 school census; children on roll at a designated primary by the registration deadline; then entrance-test rank. Premium applicants need a qualifying score no more than 5% below the general qualifying score and must return the premium form by 4pm on 26 June 2026. If designated-primary applicants exceed available places, test scores rank them. Equal scores in the final ranked category use straight-line distance; an exact equal-distance procedure is not specified. Moving off a designated primary after the deadline changes the priority assessment immediately, and families must report changes promptly. The day waiting list is re-ranked under these criteria until 31 December 2027; a separate boarding list is chosen by parents. Boarding suitability requires a child/parent interview and current-school report. Boarding order is care-status children; UK Armed Forces children qualifying for MoD boarding-fee assistance; policy-defined boarding need; then test rank, with distance for equal scores. Boarding need covers travel distance, benefit from structured support, family movement or instability, and limited parental time because of demands such as work. A boarding place cannot automatically transfer to a day place. Consortium registration must select SWW to share the child's details with Adams; the home-authority common application is also required. The policy's EHCP paragraph says qualifying EHCP children follow oversubscription criteria; ask the admissions authority to confirm how named-plan admissions are handled rather than treating this summary as a statutory decision.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.

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• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• English comprehension
• Verbal reasoning
• Mathematics
• Non-verbal reasoning
• Spatial reasoning

These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. 1. Shared entrance test

   Applicants sit both papers in one shared route. The papers contain individually timed sections covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, mathematics, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning. Each partner school then applies its own published admissions criteria.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

CAF deadline

GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Every 11+ test's dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

State funding covers education. Boarding and accommodation have separate charges. Check the school’s current boarding fees and any available assistance before applying for a boarding place.

Tuition fee per term

This is a state-funded school.

Tuition fee per year

This is a state-funded school.

Published fee context

This is a state-funded school.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

• Newport Girls' High School Academy

1. Birmingham grammar-school admissions timetable for 2027 entry

   King Edward VI Foundation. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

3. Determined Admissions Policy for Haberdashers' Adams 2027-2028

   Haberdashers' Adams. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

4. Newport Girls' High School entrance-test timetable for 2027 entry

   Newport Girls' High School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

5. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.

6. Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton test timetable and score-sharing guidance for 2027 entry

   Queen Mary's Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Grammar schools in Warwickshire

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. Warwickshire 11+ test guidance

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

9. Warwickshire 11+ registration timetable for 2027 entry

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

10. West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance-test format

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 30 September 2026. September 2027 entry.

11. West Midlands Grammar Schools registration notice for 2027 entry

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

12. West Midlands Grammar Schools partner schools

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

13. Determined Admissions Policy for Haberdashers' Adams 2027-2028

    Haberdashers' Adams. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.