Fully selective state school · Essex
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 3SX
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 150
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 150
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 PlusFormal consortium
- Provider
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex
- Delivery
- Two timed papers: English and Mathematics
Scores are used by the member schools under their individual determined admission policies.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Boys must sit the CSSE selection test, meet the required standard and be of the appropriate age.
- Score policy
- Admission is ranked by standardised CSSE selection-test score; the policy does not publish a fixed numeric cutoff.
- Oversubscription
- After EHCP places, rank by standardised selection-test score, with 120 places reserved for continuous residents in the priority area and remaining places allocated regardless of residence.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- English
- Mathematics
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
- 1. CSSE 11+ examination
Registered pupils sit the two CSSE entrance tests for Year 7 entry.
Key dates
- 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.
Shared assessment-route dates
- Examination
- 19 September 2026
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus
- Registration deadline
- 26 June 2026
- Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford use?
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford uses Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford have?
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford's published admission number is 150 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford?
Boys must sit the CSSE selection test, meet the required standard and be of the appropriate age.
Are King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After EHCP places, rank by standardised selection-test score, with 120 places reserved for continuous residents in the priority area and remaining places allocated regardless of residence.
What subjects should a child prepare for King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers English and Mathematics.
How current is the information for King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford?
Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- Admissions policy for September 2027 entry
King Edward VI Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- CSSE 11+ Examination: 2027 entry
Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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