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If you would like your child to be considered for a place at any of the selective grammar schools in Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire, they must sit the entrance test at a test centre.

September 2025 Entry

The registration portal for the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for Year 7 entry September 2025 will open on Tuesday 7th May 2024.

The closing date for registering for the test is 4pm on 28th June 2024. 
It is not possible to register for the test after this time. 

The West Midlands Grammar Schools Partnership shares an entrance test with grammar schools in Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire. This means that if your child sits the entrance test in Birmingham, they can be eligible to apply for any of the grammar schools in Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire.

Likewise, applicants sitting the entrance test in Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire can be eligible to apply for any of the grammar schools in Birmingham.

If you intend to apply for multiple schools, you must have ticked the relevant box on the test application form to consent to share your child's details and entrance test result.

Any request to share results after the registration closing date (28/06/24) will not be considered until after school offers have been made in March 2025.

Please note that Admission criteria to each school within the partnership will differ and we strongly recommend you check individual school websites for further details.