Year 7 Admissions 2025 Entry
APPLYING TO ST BERNARD'S
Please do take time to read the Admission Policy below. If you are considering applying to St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School you will also need to complete a Supplementary Form by 31st October 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Admission Test Results for 2025 entry
Slough Consortium September 2024 Testing Round - Anonymised
Statistics Summary for 2024 Entry
Registration for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination
This will be open from Wednesday 1st May 2024 at 10am and close at 10am on Wednesday 12th June 2024.
Please click here or visit the following link to register your child for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination for Year 7 entry in September 2025.
The examination will be held on Saturday 21st September 2024.
This is for children who are currently in Year 5.
https://slough.applicaa.com/entry25
You must register by the deadline of 10am on Wednesday 12th June 2024.
Please contact any of the four grammar schools if you have any issues with registration. Please read all of the available information below if you have questions regarding the Slough Consortium 11+ process.
Slough Consortium Online 11+ Information Event
An online information briefing for parents was held on Tuesday 23rd April 2024. The aim of this briefing was to provide information about registering your child for the Slough Consortium 11+ examination and the arrangements for completing the Common Application Form.Please view the presentation here.
Following the presentation, a question and answer session was held. A summary of the questions asked by parents, and the Consortium responses, will be available through the following link shortly.11+ Information event Q & A summary
Free 11+ Familiarisation
Promoting Equality of Opportunity
The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools is committed to ensuring that the four grammar schools in Slough are open to pupils from all backgrounds. However, we recognise that not all pupils who have the potential for a grammar school education will have equal access to additional support at home to help their academic development. We also realise that this inequality may apply to pupils of all abilities. To help bridge this gap and support general skill development, confidence, and subject knowledge, the Slough Consortium grammar schools are partnering with Atom Learning, a leading platform for learning for ages 7-11. You can view more information at the link below:-
We have produced two key document to give you more information about the Slough Consortium 11+ testing process. You can access them by clicking on the links below.
Slough Consortium Guide to the 11+ for 2025 Entry
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Admissions Arrangements for 2025 entry to Year 7
The formal Determined Admissions Arrangements (also known as the admissions policy) for entry to St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School in September 2025 were approved by the Governing Board in February 2024 and can be accessed here.
Slough Consortium 11+ arrangements for September 2025 entry
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The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools consists of Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School. The purpose of the Consortium is to coordinate arrangements for entry to Year 7 through a common 11+ examination.
We operate a shared 11+ entrance examination process using the same examination papers and common eligibility criteria. The 11+ examination for entry to Year 7 in September 2025 will be held on Saturday 21 September 2024.
We will be producing two key documents (available in April 2024) to give you more information about the Slough Consortium 11+ testing process. You will be able to access them by clicking the links below or by downloading from the document list at the end of this page.
- Slough Consortium - Guide to the 11+ for 2025 entry (available in April 2024)
- Slough Consortium - Key Dates for September 2025 entry (available in April 2024)
11+ test provider for September 2025
The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools has contracted with GL Assessment as the test provider for the 11+ examinations to be held in September 2023, 2024 and 2025.
The structure and format of the examinations with GL Assessment will be similar to those used under the previous provider. Pupils will sit two test papers, with questions covering a combination of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics. All marking and standardisation will be carried out by the test provider.
The eligibility score will continue to be set at 111 on a standardised scale. Pupils who score 111 or above will be in the top 35% of the cohort sitting the examination and will be considered eligible for consideration for a grammar school place should their parents apply on their behalf.
The Slough Consortium has its own contract with GL Assessment and there will be no sharing of 11+ scores with any other schools.