https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/ Straight answers on the West Midlands 11+, from a tutor who has sat twenty years of children through it. en-GB Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:53:04 +0000 https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/11-plus-mock-exams/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/11-plus-mock-exams/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 When to sit the first 11+ mock, what they cost in the West Midlands, and the feedback limitation nobody mentions before you pay. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/when-to-start-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/when-to-start-11-plus/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Year 4, about twenty-four months before the test. Why that is the optimum, what Year 3 should be spent on, and whether Year 5 is genuinely too late. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/spatial-reasoning-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/spatial-reasoning-11-plus/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Spatial reasoning is named in the West Midlands 11+ but sits inside the non-verbal section. What the official guide shows, what it leaves out, and how to prepare. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/sutton-coldfield-grammar-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/sutton-coldfield-grammar-11-plus/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 11+ guide: 180 places, no residence requirement, the 205 qualifying score, and 1,175 applications in 2025. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/bishop-vesey-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/bishop-vesey-11-plus/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bishop Vesey's 11+ guide: 192 boys' places, no catchment area, no sibling priority, the 38 place pupil premium cap and the 205 qualifying score for 2026 entry. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/handsworth-grammar-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/handsworth-grammar-11-plus/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Handsworth grammar 11+ guide: 150 places for boys and 192 for girls, two very different catchments of 17 and 47 wards, and the sibling link between them. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/king-edward-aston-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/king-edward-aston-11-plus/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 King Edward VI Aston 11+ guide: 140 boys' places, a thirty ward catchment spanning Birmingham and Solihull, all of Sutton Coldfield, and the 205 and 224 scores. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/camp-hill-grammar-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/camp-hill-grammar-11-plus/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Camp Hill grammar 11+ guide: two schools on one road, 120 places for boys and 150 for girls, the eighteen shared catchment wards, and the 205 and 224 scores. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/king-edward-five-ways-11-plus/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/king-edward-five-ways-11-plus/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 King Edward VI Five Ways 11+ guide: 180 places, the only co-ed Birmingham grammar, the 15 catchment wards, the 205 and 224 scores, and how places are allocated. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/birmingham-grammar-schools/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/birmingham-grammar-schools/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 All eight Birmingham grammar schools compared: which are King Edward VI Foundation, which is co-educational, the shared entrance test, and the 205 and 224 scores for 2026 entry. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/king-edward-foundation-catchment/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/king-edward-foundation-catchment/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 King Edward VI Foundation catchment areas explained: the ward-based maps, the 205 qualifying score and 224 priority score for 2026 entry, and how places are actually allocated. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/good-11-plus-score-birmingham/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/good-11-plus-score-birmingham/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 What counts as a good 11+ score in Birmingham: the 205 qualifying and 224 priority scores for 2026 entry, how the 200 scale works, and why it is not the national 100 scale. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/birmingham-11-plus-standardised-score/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/birmingham-11-plus-standardised-score/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 There is no single Birmingham 11+ pass mark. How the standardised score works, the 205 qualifying and 224 priority scores for 2026 entry, and why Walsall differs. https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/west-midlands-11-plus-guide/ https://grammarpath.co.uk/blog/west-midlands-11-plus-guide/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The West Midlands 11+ explained: the shared GL Assessment test taken by 19 grammar schools, how the age-standardised score around a median of 200 works, catchment areas, key dates and how to prepare.