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EXAM AREA / SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Plymouth 11+

The three Plymouth grammar schools, with the girls’ and boys’ routes clearly separated.

Quest AssessmentsYear 6 test → Year 7 entry

Official sources checked 28 Sept 2026

HOW TO APPLY

Test registration & school applications

Test registration and your school application are two separate steps.

01 · TEST REGISTRATION

Register for the test

Through the appropriate grammar-school route

2027 entry registrationGirls’ registration closed 31 August 2026
Registration & access arrangements

For Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls, register at one of the two schools, not both. The girls’ window opened on 27 April.

Devonport High School for Boys runs its own registration. A summer practice-session booking is not registration for the actual September test.

Official registration details
02 · SCHOOL APPLICATION

Choose your schools

On your home council’s CAF

School application deadline31 October 2026
How do I apply for a place?

Use the Common Application Form (CAF) for the council where you live, including when applying across council boundaries. List schools in your genuine preference order.

Check each school’s admissions policy and any supplementary form. Taking the test does not secure a place.

How to order your schools

TEST FORMAT

Choose the right test route

Quest English and maths, with an additional school-set task for DHSB.

GIRLS · SHARED TEST

Devonport Girls’ & Plymouth High

  • Quest English
  • Quest maths

English comprehension on 12 September, then maths on 19 September. There is no writing task in the girls’ route.

School test details
BOYS · SCHOOL ROUTE

Devonport High School for Boys

  • Quest papers
  • Additional writing

Quest English and maths, plus a DHSB writing task. Read the school’s candidate pack for the complete local instructions.

School test details

SCHOOL RESULTS

Read the outcome for the school you want

  • Girls’ shared testThe two girls’ schools share the assessment; each applies its own admissions policy.
  • Boys’ assessmentDHSB’s writing task and admission arrangements belong to its separate route.
  • CAF still requiredA test outcome is guidance for applying. A formal offer comes through the council.

Official guidance: DHSB explanation of the Plymouth test formats.

SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Dates to keep track of

Tests take place in 2026, for children starting Year 7 in September 2027. Follow your invitation for your child’s session.

  1. Girls’ test registration

    Register at DHSG or PHSG once. DHSB uses its own school registration.

  2. First test sitting

    Girls take English comprehension; follow the boys’ invitation for DHSB’s English and writing arrangements.

  3. Mathematics sitting

    Attend the allocated school and session.

  4. Results: boys / girls

    The council guide gives 9 October for DHSB results by post and 15 October for girls’ results by email.

  5. Submit your school application

    Name your preferred schools on your home council’s CAF. Send any school supplementary forms separately by their published deadlines.

  6. National Offer Day

    Your home council confirms the school place offered. Read the acceptance and waiting-list instructions in the offer.

Official timetable: Plymouth secondary admissions guide. Check the school’s instructions for late, exceptional or additional testing.

THE PRACTICE LIBRARY

Get to know the questions

Official Quest examples, plus school guidance for the additional DHSB task.

Start with the official guidanceLocal instructions, sample questions & answer sheets

For DHSB, also read the school’s own writing and candidate information. For the girls’ route, do not add a creative-writing or reasoning paper that is absent from the published format.

SCHOOLS & ADMISSIONS

Find your school

Plymouth has three grammar schools. Torbay schools have a separate local route and should not be treated as the same Devon-wide test.

Year 7 intake

3 of 3 schools

Year 7 intake shown · sixth forms may differ

Compare up to 4 schools side by side.

BEFORE YOU APPLY

Three school-specific checks

  1. Register for the actual entrance test

    The optional summer practice session has its own booking. Retain the confirmation for September testing.

  2. Check which school receives the result

    Follow the girls’ shared-test process or DHSB’s separate arrangements, then name the desired schools on the CAF.

  3. Read the priority categories

    School policy determines eligibility and the order of offers. Check address and other evidence requirements before applying.

KEEP READING

Help with your next decision

Torbay 11+

Compare the separate route for Torquay and Churston.

Read the guide CAF preference order

Put school choices in the order you actually prefer them.

Read the guide

GOOD TO KNOW

A few common questions

Do the Plymouth girls’ schools share their test?

Yes. Register at either DHSG or PHSG once; that test venue does not prevent applying to the other girls’ school.

Does Plymouth test creative writing?

DHSB has an additional writing task. The girls’ published English assessment is comprehension without a writing task.

Is this the same route as Torbay?

No. The Torbay schools publish their own test and registration arrangements.

Does attending a practice session register my child for September?

No. The actual entrance-test registration is separate from a summer practice or familiarisation event.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

Checked 28 Sept 2026. Follow the current school policy and your child’s test invitation for individual arrangements.