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01Understand the route first
Best for parents who want the 11+ and the overall sequence to feel clearer fast.
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Grammar school guides
Practical reading for families researching the 11+, admissions, catchment, and the local routes that shape registration, school lists, and CAF choices.
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Guides, questions and scores
Use a full guide for the admissions sequence, a question page for one rule, or a score explainer when results arrive.
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Parent question library
CAF order, missed deadlines, outside-borough applications, pass marks and school-choice questions.
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11 plus score explainers
Route-specific score pages for Kent, Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Sutton, CSSE, Slough and more.
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11 plus consortium guides
Shared test routes, dates, schools, exam formats and official route sources in one place.
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New to grammar schools? Start with 11+ basics. Comparing schools? Use admissions, travel and area guides. Reading a result? Open score explainers and CAF questions.
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02Make better admissions decisions
Use these when catchment, comparison, and application choices start to matter.
Real-world fit
03Test the shortlist properly
Use these when school visits and daily travel start deciding what still feels realistic.
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04Narrow the area before the school
Open these once you know which county or London cluster you are likely to focus on.
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21 guides across 11+ basics, admissions, and area research.
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11+ basics5 min read
11+ Timeline for Parents
A practical parent timeline for grammar school research, registration, testing, preferences, and offer day.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
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Essex Grammar Schools Guide
A parent guide to Essex grammar schools, including Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend, Westcliff, the CSSE/CCHS split, ranking context, and the route checks that shape school choices.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
Read guideAdmissions4 min read
Grammar School Appeals Explained
A parent guide to grammar school appeals after refusal, including offer day, waiting lists, appeal deadlines, evidence, and what an appeal panel considers.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
Read guideAdmissions5 min read
Grammar School CAF Strategy
A clear guide to ordering grammar school preferences on the Common Application Form without relying on myths about first choice, pass marks, or tactical ranking.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
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Grammar School Pass Marks Explained
Explains grammar school pass marks, qualifying scores, selective standards, ranked places, and why passing the 11 plus is not always enough for an offer.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
Read guideAdmissions4 min read
How Many Grammar Schools Should You Apply For?
A practical guide to deciding how many grammar schools to register for or name on the CAF, with route, journey, policy, and backup checks.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
Read guideAdmissions5 min read
How to Choose Grammar Schools
A practical editor's guide to choosing grammar schools by route, admissions rules, journey, fit, and outcomes instead of reputation alone.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
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How to Read a Grammar School Admissions Policy
A practical guide to reading grammar school admissions policies, including PAN, eligibility, oversubscription, distance, priority areas, waiting lists, and appeals.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
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Kent Grammar Schools Guide
A practical guide to Kent grammar school clusters, from Dartford and Wilmington to Tonbridge, Maidstone, Canterbury and East Kent.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
Read guideArea guides17 min read
London Grammar Schools Guide
A practical parent guide to London grammar schools, including Sutton, Bexley, Barnet, Bromley, Kingston, Redbridge and Enfield, with route-by-route context, travel reality, and how to narrow a workable shortlist.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
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What Is a Super-Selective Grammar School?
Explains what parents usually mean by super-selective grammar school, how score-ranked admissions differ from catchment-led routes, and what to check before applying.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
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What Score Is Needed for Grammar School?
A parent guide to qualifying scores, ranks, pass marks, distance rules, and why one 11 plus score rarely tells the whole admissions story.
Updated 6 Jun 2026
Read guide11+ basics5 min read
What Is a Grammar School?
A clear parent guide to what grammar schools are, how selective admission works, and how to tell whether one is a realistic option for your child.
Updated 15 May 2026
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Grammar School Offer Day and Waiting Lists
A calm parent guide to offer day, waiting lists, and what to do when your shortlist does not land exactly as hoped.
Updated 1 Apr 2026
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Grammar School Open Day Questions
What to ask, what to notice, and how to use open days to sharpen a grammar school shortlist.
Updated 1 Apr 2026
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Grammar School Travel and Commute Guide
How to judge daily travel reality before a grammar school makes it onto a serious shortlist.
Updated 1 Apr 2026
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Sutton Grammar Schools Guide
A practical guide to Sutton grammar schools, the boys' and girls' routes, and the local details that separate the five schools.
Updated 1 Apr 2026
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What Is the 11+?
A parent-friendly guide to what the 11+ covers, how grammar school admissions work, and what to compare between schools.
Updated 1 Apr 2026
Read guideAdmissions5 min read
Grammar School Admissions Explained
A calm parent guide to registration, testing, preferences, and offer-day decisions when comparing grammar school routes.
Updated 21 Mar 2026
Read guideAdmissions4 min read
Grammar School Catchment Areas Explained
Understand what catchment means, what it does not mean, and how grammar school catchment rules interact with score, distance, priority areas and offers.
Updated 21 Mar 2026
Read guideAdmissions4 min read
How to Compare Grammar Schools
A parent-first framework for moving from a long list to a realistic grammar school shortlist without relying on rankings alone.
Updated 21 Mar 2026
Read guideNext step
Check named school pages, area rankings, and comparison tables before making a CAF order.