School 11+
Bury Grammar Schools: 11+ entrance exam
Co-educational independent school in Bury.
Bury Grammar Schools · Co-educational independent school · BuryAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
Bury Grammar Schools’ 11+ entrance test is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright), taken on paper. It tests English, maths and verbal reasoning.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Thursday 21 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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When it is sat
Thursday 21 January 2027
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 17 December 2026. Source
Read off the timeline image: ‘Deadline for Year 7 application forms DEC 17’; ‘11+ Entrance Exam held in school JAN 21’; Interview Day 30 January 2027; offers 22–23 February.Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
Held in January each year; 2028 date not published.
What the school says
- Who sets it Inferred
- The school itself. Source
School-set papers; the school publishes its own past maths and English papers. - How it is taken Inferred
- On paper. Source
- What it tests
- English, maths and verbal reasoning. Source
- The papers
- English; Mathematics; Verbal Reasoning. Source
Paper lengths not published. - How places are decided Inferred
- The test and an interview. Entrance exam then an Interview Day (30 January 2027); no pass mark published. Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Past papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Past Mathematics and English papers. - Interview
- Yes. Source
Timeline: ‘Interview Day held in school JAN 30’.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Senior Admissions (Age 11-16), Bury Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Entrance Examination takes the form of 3 papers: English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning.”
“Below are some past examination papers which you may find of interest.”
- Timeline for Year 7 places September 2027, Bury Grammar School (image PDF) checked 22 September 2026
Remelia is not affiliated with Bury Grammar Schools or the test providers. All schools and exams
Preparing for Bury Grammar Schools?
Start with the four steps: a starting check on the first day, then Key Stage 2 maths and English in school order, whichever school it is.