Bucks 11 Plus Test Date 2025: Key Dates for the 2025 Cohort
Reference guide for families whose children sat the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test in September 2025. Full timeline from registration through to National Offer Day in March 2026.
2025 Bucks 11+ Key Dates
| Event | Date |
| Registration deadline | June 2025 |
| Test day | September 2025 |
| Results released | October 2025 |
| SCAF deadline | October/November 2025 |
| National Offer Day | 1 March 2026 |
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For Families Currently Preparing (2026 Cohort)
If your child is currently in Year 4 or Year 5 and preparing for the 2026 test, see our dedicated 2026 test date guide for the full timeline relevant to your cohort.
After the October 2025 Results
Families who received 'qualified' in October 2025 should have submitted their Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) listing grammar school preferences by the October/November 2025 deadline. National Offer Day for this cohort is 1 March 2026 — the date when grammar school place offers are released for all qualifying children who applied on time.
Waiting Lists After Offer Day
Children who are qualified but did not receive a grammar school offer on Offer Day are placed on the waiting list for any listed schools. Offers from waiting lists can be made throughout the spring and summer as other children decline places. Families can remain on the waiting list while accepting an alternative school offer. Grammar school waiting lists do not expire — families can stay on until the start of the school year.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was the Bucks 11 Plus test in 2025?
The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test for the 2025 cohort was sat in September 2025, typically in the first two weeks of the autumn term. Children in Year 6 during the 2025/26 academic year sat the test at their primary school.
When did 2025 Bucks 11 Plus results come out?
Results for the September 2025 test were released in October 2025 — approximately three to four weeks after the test date. Families received a 'qualified' or 'not qualified' outcome. The SCAF deadline followed in October/November 2025.
When is National Offer Day for the 2025 cohort?
For children who sat the 2025 test and are due to start secondary school in September 2026, National Offer Day is 1 March 2026 (or the next working day if it falls on a weekend). Grammar school place offers are released on this date.