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If you would like your child to be considered for a place at any of the selective grammar schools in Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire, they must sit the entrance test at a test centre.

N.B. Please note that a boarding application for Haberdasher's Adams is not a substitute for a day place application, and successful boarding places are not transferable to a day place. If you are applying for a boarding place there will be an interview process plus a fee. If you are successful then wish to withdraw the application then the fee is non-refundable.

September 2027 Entry

The registration portal for the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test for Year 7 entry September 2027 will open on Tuesday 5th May 2026.

The closing date for registering for the test is 4pm on 26th June 2026. 
It is not possible to register for the test after this time. 

The West Midlands Grammar Schools Partnership shares an entrance test with grammar schools in Birmingham, Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire. This means that if your child sits the entrance test in Birmingham, they can be eligible to apply for any of the grammar schools in Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire.

Likewise, applicants sitting the entrance test in Shropshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Warwickshire can be eligible to apply for any of the grammar schools in Birmingham.

If you intend to apply for multiple schools, you must have ticked the relevant box on the test application form to consent to share your child's details and entrance test result.

Any request to share results after the registration closing date (26/06/26) will not be possible.

Please note that Admission criteria to each school within the partnership will differ and we strongly recommend you check individual school websites for further details.