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Fully selective state school · Buckinghamshire

Royal Latin School 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
Chandos Road, Buckingham, South East, MK18 1AX
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
180
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
12
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GL Assessment
GL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Eligibility
Children with a Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test score of 121 or above, or deemed qualified by a Selection Review Panel or, exceptionally, an Admissions Appeal.
Score policy
The STT combines age-standardised verbal, non-verbal and mathematical scores. A score of 121 or more qualifies automatically; up to 12 lower-score catchment places accept eligible applicants scoring 115-120.
Oversubscription
Children in care and previously looked-after children; catchment Pupil Premium; up to 12 catchment children eligible for Pupil Premium or Service Premium scoring 115-120; siblings; eligible staff children; exceptional medical or social need; catchment applicants by distance; all other qualified applicants by distance.
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.

  • Verbal skills
  • Mathematical skills
  • Non-verbal skills

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

  1. 1. Secondary Transfer Test

    Year 6 children take the test for grammar-school entry in September 2027.

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

Registration opens
1 May 2026
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Registration closes
2 June 2026
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Transfer Test
10 September 2026
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Results released
9 October 2026
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test

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.

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Royal Latin School use?

Royal Latin School uses Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Royal Latin School have?

Royal Latin School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Royal Latin School?

Children with a Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test score of 121 or above, or deemed qualified by a Selection Review Panel or, exceptionally, an Admissions Appeal.

Are Royal Latin School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

Children in care and previously looked-after children; catchment Pupil Premium; up to 12 catchment children eligible for Pupil Premium or Service Premium scoring 115-120; siblings; eligible staff children; exceptional medical or social need; catchment applicants by distance; all other qualified applicants by distance.

What subjects should a child prepare for Royal Latin School?

The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal skills, Mathematical skills, and Non-verbal skills.

How current is the information for Royal Latin School?

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

  1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

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

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

  3. Admissions Policy September 2027 Entry

    Royal Latin School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

  4. Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test: timeline for entry in 2027

    Buckinghamshire Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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