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The Barnet 11+

Barnet’s three grammar schools each set their own entrance test: Queen Elizabeth’s School for boys, The Henrietta Barnett School for girls in two rounds, and St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School for girls.

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At a glance

The test
Each school's own entrance test
Set by
The schools' own test
Subjects
English, maths, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning
Answers
Some multiple choice, some written, depending on the paper

The papers

Queen Elizabeth's School (boys): two multiple-choice papers, English and Mathematics, in one session, marked electronically and age-standardised by the test provider. The Henrietta Barnett School (girls): Round One is a verbal, non-verbal and English test set by a nationally recognised body (the school points to GL Assessment's familiarisation booklets); the top 300 sit Round Two, English and Mathematics at Key Stage 2 level, and the two rounds are combined for the final ranking. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (girls): four tests on one day, by invitation only: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Mathematics (multiple choice; its familiarisation papers are GL Assessment's) and a written English paper; the school publishes no timings.

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Dates, results and scores

When is the 11+ in Barnet?

The 2027 test: not published yet. The 2026 test: Queen Elizabeth's: Wednesday 16 or Thursday 17 September 2026. Henrietta Barnett: Round One on Wednesday 2, Thursday 3 or Friday 4 September 2026 (supplementary date about a week later for illness), Round Two in early October 2026 (Tuesday 6 October, per the school's page). St Michael's: Friday 11 September 2026.

How do you register for the 11+ in Barnet?

For the 2027 test (2028 entry): not published yet. For the 2026 test (2027 entry): Queen Elizabeth's: Friday 1 May to noon on Wednesday 8 July 2026 (school's online form). Henrietta Barnett: Entrance Test Entry Form by 5pm on Wednesday 1 July 2026. St Michael's: 9am Tuesday 14 April to 4pm Tuesday 7 July 2026 (online form, plus the original Certificate of Catholic Practice by the same deadline).

When do 11+ results come out in Barnet?

For the 2026 test: Queen Elizabeth's: by email, provisionally Thursday 1 October 2026. Henrietta Barnett: Round One results in late September 2026; girls not invited to Round Two are told their score and the top-300 cut-off before the CAF deadline; Round Two candidates get a letter in late October, without scores or rankings. St Michael's: before the end of October 2026 CAF deadline.

What score qualifies in Barnet?

Queen Elizabeth's (PAN 180): a combined standardised score of 225 or more makes a boy eligible; places go purely by score, with no catchment, pupil premium or sibling priority, and ties broken by straight-line distance. Henrietta Barnett (PAN 120): only the top 300 in Round One go on; then looked-after girls and pupil premium girls in the top 300, then girls living within 3 miles who sat Round Two, then everyone else by combined rank. St Michael's (PAN 128): baptised Catholic girls from a practising Catholic family are invited to sit; looked-after girls ranked in the top 175, then up to 32 pupil premium girls (25%) in the top 175, then rank order; ties by verbal reasoning, then non-verbal, English, maths, then distance.

Not confirmed yet

  • Queen Elizabeth's does not name its test provider (it links to GL Assessment's free materials)
  • Henrietta Barnett's registration opening date and the format (multiple choice or written) of each round are not stated; the Round Two date of Tuesday 6 October 2026 comes from the school's page read through a summarising fetch
  • St Michael's does not name its provider on the page (its familiarisation booklets are copyright GL Assessment) and gives no exact results date
  • Numbers sitting each school's test are not published on the pages read
  • Registration windows and test dates for the September 2027 tests (2028 entry) are not yet published

Check these on the official page: qebarnet.co.uk/admissions-information/admissions

Good to know

Late testing and moving to the area

Queen Elizabeth's: a reserve date for illness or a Year 6 residential trip, with evidence. Henrietta Barnett: a supplementary Round One date about a week later for illness (doctor's certificate within two working days); a late entry form may not be accommodated, and if places remain with no ranked candidates the school sets a further test. St Michael's: late applications are not accepted.

Who runs admissions

Each school is its own admission authority (St Michael's is voluntary aided); families apply on their home local authority's common application form, with Barnet coordinating under the Pan-London scheme.

Grammar schools in Barnet

Schools with a page of their own have their places, qualifying scores and priority areas, from their admissions policies.

SchoolTownTakes
Henrietta Barnett School websiteLondonGirls
Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnetBoys
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School websiteLondonGirls, mixed sixth form

More on the 11+

Sources

Every fact here comes from the official pages below. Dates and scores change from year to year, so check them there before you rely on them.

Checked 2 November 2026.

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