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FSCE Schools List & Key Dates
10 schools today, 12 officially joining — registration and test dates
Schools Using FSCE — current and joining
Ten grammar schools use FSCE today, and twelve more have officially announced they are switching to it — taking the FSCE family to 22 schools from September 2028 entry. Dates below are for the current cycle (testing autumn 2026 → September 2027 entry) and update every year; rows marked ⚠ came from secondary sources and should be confirmed on the school's own website.
Using FSCE now — current cycle dates
| School | Region | Intake | Registration | Test date(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading School | Berkshire | Boys | Closed (27 Mar – 17 May 2026) | Main sittings 15–16 Jul 2026 (moved to July of Year 5); out-of-catchment day: Fri 25 Sep 2026 | Mid-Oct 2026 |
| Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Essex | Girls | Closed (13 Apr – 3 Jun 2026; no late entries) | Thu 3 Sep 2026 | Mid-Oct 2026 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith | Cumbria | Co-educational | Closed (deadline 12 Jul 2026) | Thu 17 Sep 2026 | Not stated |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Lancashire | Girls | Open: 1 Jun – 9 Sep 2026 | Sat 26 Sep 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School ⚠ | Lancashire | Co-educational | Open: 1 Jun – 4 Sep 2026 (noon) | Sat 26 Sep 2026 | Mid-Oct 2026 |
| Ermysted's Grammar School | North Yorkshire | Boys | Open: 13 Apr – 31 Aug 2026 (noon) | Sat 26 Sep 2026 | w/c 12 Oct 2026 |
| Skipton Girls' High School ⚠ | North Yorkshire | Girls | Open: 1 May – 19 Aug 2026 | Sat 26 Sep 2026, 9:30am | By 19 Oct 2026 |
| The Crossley Heath School ⚠ | West Yorkshire | Co-educational | Closed (20 Mar – 26 Jun 2026) | Sat 19 Sep 2026 (alt. Fri 26 Sep) | Fri 16 Oct 2026 |
| North Halifax Grammar School ⚠ | West Yorkshire | Co-educational | Closed (20 Mar – 26 Jun 2026) | Sat 19 Sep 2026 (alt. Fri 26 Sep) | Fri 16 Oct 2026 |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School ⚠ | West Yorkshire | Co-educational | Closed (11 May – 22 Jun 2026) | Mon 14 Sep 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
Officially joining FSCE — confirmed announcements
Gloucestershire — all 7 grammar schools
Pate's · Sir Thomas Rich's · The Crypt · Denmark Road · Ribston Hall · Marling · Stroud High (Announced 15 April 2026, replacing GL).
Test moves to the summer term of Year 5 — the first FSCE sitting is summer 2027
~3,000 registrations a year; full specification expected from September 2026
A child now in Year 4 in Gloucestershire sits FSCE in summer 2027 — the preparation window is a whole year earlier than the old September-of-Year-6 pattern
Trafford (Greater Manchester) — 5-school consortium
Altrincham GS for Boys · Altrincham GS for Girls · Sale Grammar · Stretford Grammar · Urmston Grammar (Loreto Grammar and St Ambrose College are NOT part of this change) (Announced 14 July 2026, replacing GL).
2027 entry (test Sept 2026): still GL — no change for children entering Year 6 now
2028 entry (test Sept 2027): FSCE takes over — KS2 English & Maths to end of Year 5 replaces VR/NVR/maths reasoning
2029 entry onwards: test moves to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5
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