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Wirral 11+ assessment 2028: dates and papers for 4 schools

The Wirral 11+ assessment is shared by four schools. It is set by Quest Assessments and taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: sat in September 2027.

Checked against the sources below on 22 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the schools’ own admissions pages are always the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

At a glance

Test
Wirral 11+ assessment (non-Catholic grammar schools)
Set by
Quest Assessments
Taken
On paper
Next sitting
September 2027, for Year 7 in September 2028
Tests
Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths
Interview
No

How Remelia helps with this test

Key Stage 2 maths to the end of Year 5, and verbal and non-verbal reasoning, counted towards the exam. English is kept up to the national standard; the test itself sets none. Not covered: the test provider’s own questions.

What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science, the writing and the interview. English is kept up to the national standard; the test itself sets none. Quest 11+ and 13+: what Remelia practises for 86 exams

Particular to this test

Covered

  • Maths

    The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.

  • The last fortnight

    The plan works to September of Year 6; until the schools publish the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

  • Practice papers

    A Quest-style reading paper; a Quest-style non-verbal reasoning paper; and the maths and English papers that need no exam.

In part

  • The timed mock In part

    Not in this exam’s mock: Verbal reasoning on paper (only the GL-style verbal reasoning paper is built).

Key dates

Wirral 11+ assessment dates.

The 11+ year, stage by stage

  1. Tuesday 15 September 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 1 June 2026. Wirral Grammar School for Girls 1 Wirral Council Wirral Grammar School for Girls 2
    Tuesday 15 September 2026. Assessment request form available online from 1 May 2026 (WGSG); Wirral Council gives the registration close as 12 noon 1 June 2026, the Quest pack says Sunday 31 May 2026. Venues notified by end of August. Results mid-October (Council page: sent before 31 October).

  2. September 2027

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. Wirral Grammar School for Girls 1
    WGSG’s dates table: apply 1-31 May 2027, sit September 2027 for September 2028 entry; exact day not published.

The schools

The four schools that use the Wirral 11+ assessment.

Each school takes its own applications and decides its own offers. Places are as each school’s page gives them, where it does.

The exam

Wirral 11+ assessment papers, interview and how places are decided: what the schools say.

Each line links to the page it comes from. A line marked Inferred is read from the page, which does not say it in so many words; the note under it says how.

Who sets it
Quest Assessments. Wirral Council Wirral Grammar School for Girls 1 Calday Grange Grammar School
How it is taken
On paper. Wirral Grammar School for Girls 2
Two booklets with OMR answer sheets, sat at one of the four Wirral grammar schools.
What it tests
Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths. Wirral Council Wirral Grammar School for Girls 2
The papers
Paper 1, 50 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Paper 2, 50 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator. Wirral Grammar School for Girls 2 Wirral Council
Each paper approximately 50 minutes plus instructions, sat in one session with a short break; multiple choice on OMR sheets; no long written answers. No calculators allowed.
How places are decided
A standardised score at or above a threshold. Wirral Grammar School for Girls 3 Source Wirral Council
Practice and familiarisation
A familiarisation booklet. The practice materials (another website) Wirral Grammar School for Girls 2 Wirral Grammar School for Girls 1
Interview Inferred
No. Wirral Council Wirral Grammar School for Girls 3
No interview in the Council or school descriptions.
What has changed
New provider from the September 2026 sitting (2027 entry): the consortium moved to Quest Assessments, keeping the same areas assessed and relative weightings for this first year. The previous provider is not named on the pages read. Source Wirral Council

Sources

Where the facts about the Wirral 11+ assessment come from.

Every page read for this exam, with the date it was checked, and the words quoted from it.

  1. Admissions, Wirral Grammar School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “An Assessment Request Form will need to be completed and the deadline is 31 May of Year 5. The form is available from 1 May on-line at www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions”

  2. Assessment for grammar school education starting in September 2027, Wirral Council checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Children who want to attend a non‑Catholic grammar school in Wirral must take an assessment. Registration for the assessment closed at 12 noon on 1 June 2026. ... The assessment has two papers taken on the same day. The assessment will be provided by Quest Assessments. It will take place on Tuesday 15 September 2026. The papers include questions on: verbal reasoning non‑verbal reasoning mathematics”

  3. Wirral Consortium 11+ Assessment 2026, a guide for parents and carers (Quest Assessments and the Wirral Consortium) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Registration closes Sunday 31st May 2026 Test date Tuesday 15th September 2026 ... Paper one: assesses verbal reasoning - Paper two: assesses mathematics and non verbal reasoning ... Each paper will last approximately 50 minutes. ... sample questions so your child can become familiar with the question format and filling in an OMR answer sheet.”

    “Your child will sit two papers: Paper one: assesses verbal reasoning Paper two: assesses mathematics and non-verbal reasoning ... Each paper approximately 50 minutes. ... No phones, smart watches, calculators, or electronic devices are allowed.”

  4. 11+ Information, Calday Grange Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “All of the Wirral Grammar Schools use Quest Assessments for the 11+ exam.”

  5. Main School Admissions, Wirral Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Our 11+ assessments are provided by Quest Assessments.”

  6. Admissions Policy September 2027, Wirral Grammar School for Girls checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The published admission number for year 7 is 180 in September 2027. ... The two test scores are then added together Pupils who achieve a score higher than the required score will be deemed to have achieved the grammar school standard.”

  7. Wirral Non-Faith Grammar Schools 11+ Admissions, FAQs (Calday Grange Grammar School) checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The non-faith Wirral grammar schools (West Kirby Grammar School, Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Calday Grange Grammar School) ... have moved to a new test provider ... for this first year, we have taken the decision to retain the same overall style and format of the test, including the areas assessed and their relative weightings ... testing at Upton Hall School FCJ or St Anselm’s College are separate from this.”

  8. Admissions Policy for the admission of students in September 2027, Calday Grange Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The planned admissions number for Year 7 for the year commencing 1st September 2027 will be 210. ... The Governors have agreed with Wirral Local Authority that the officers of the Local Authority will administer the process of selection”

  9. Admissions (Year 7), West Kirby Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
  10. Admissions Policy 2026-2027, West Kirby Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The published admission number for Year 7 is 180 in September 2026.”

  11. Admissions 2027-2028, Wirral Grammar School for Boys checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The school plans to admit 170 Students. Only Students who attain the required standard in the arrangements for selection by reference to ability and aptitude will be eligible to be considered for admission to the school.”

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