Grammar schools in Bournemouth and Poole
Every state grammar school in Bournemouth and Poole, who each one takes and the 11+ test it sets, with links to each school and to register for the test.
The test
Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools entrance test (BCP 11+)
Used by every school below. Written by Quest Assessments.
Subjects: maths, English and verbal reasoning.
One sitting: three multiple-choice papers.
Quest Assessments replaces GL Assessment from the next test, with the same subjects.
The schools
Bournemouth School
Bournemouth · Boys
Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools entrance test (BCP 11+), written by Quest Assessments: maths, English and verbal reasoning.
Quest Assessments replaces GL Assessment from the next test, with the same subjects.
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth · Girls
Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools entrance test (BCP 11+), written by Quest Assessments: maths, English and verbal reasoning.
Quest Assessments replaces GL Assessment from the next test, with the same subjects.
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole · Girls
Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools entrance test (BCP 11+), written by Quest Assessments: maths, English and verbal reasoning.
Quest Assessments replaces GL Assessment from the next test, with the same subjects.
Poole Grammar School
Poole · Boys
Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools entrance test (BCP 11+), written by Quest Assessments: maths, English and verbal reasoning.
Quest Assessments replaces GL Assessment from the next test, with the same subjects.
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Questions parents ask
- Which 11+ test do grammar schools in Bournemouth and Poole use?
- Every grammar school in Bournemouth and Poole uses the Dorset Consortium of Grammar Schools entrance test (BCP 11+), which covers maths, English and verbal reasoning. One registration covers all of them.
- When does my child sit the test?
- Usually in September of Year 6, for a place in Year 7 the next September, after registering in the spring or summer of Year 5. The registration page has this year's dates.
- Do we have to live in the area?
- Not always to sit the test, but many schools give priority by distance or a catchment area. Read each school's admissions policy on its website before you choose.
- What is the pass mark?
- It is set by the area or the school, and it can change every year. We do not show it, because an old mark can mislead; the registration page has the current rules.
School lists from the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools and the Department of Education (Northern Ireland). Postcode areas from postcodes.io (ONS data). All contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Test details come from each school's and council's own pages. We are not connected with any school, council or test writer.