Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
- Test provider
- GL Assessment is the test provider; the council administers the testing for the Buckinghamshire grammar schools.
- Schools using it
- Thirteen grammar schools in Buckinghamshire, each its own admission authority.
- Qualifying score
- Grammar schools admit children who score at least 121.
At a glance
Published by Buckinghamshire Council, with GL Assessment as test provider. Checked 18 October 2026.
- Test provider
GL Assessment is the test provider; the council administers the testing for the Buckinghamshire grammar schools.
- Schools using it
Thirteen grammar schools in Buckinghamshire, each its own admission authority.
- Qualifying score
Grammar schools admit children who score at least 121.
- Format
Two multiple-choice papers of about 45 minutes each, or 60 minutes with the introduction and examples. One covers verbal skills, including comprehension, technical English and verbal reasoning; the other covers maths and non-verbal skills, including spatial reasoning. Instructions are given on an audio soundtrack.
- Practice test
A practice test of two multiple-choice papers, about 40 minutes each, is unmarked and not compulsory.
- Dates for 2027 entry
Practice test 8 September 2026 and test 10 September 2026; results released 9 October 2026. Registration for children not at a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary school ran from 10am on 1 May to 3pm on 2 June 2026.
- Dates for 2028 entry
Registration opens in early May 2027 and closes in early June 2027; practice and test in early September 2027; results in mid-October 2027. The page gives months only.
Schools we have researched that use it
- Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolUses it as its test
Dr Challoner's takes the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, which the council runs for all thirteen Buckinghamshire grammar schools and GL Assessment provides.
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