Bishop Wordsworth’s School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

About Bishop Wordsworth’s School

Bishop Wordsworth’s School is a selective boys’ Church of England grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire. It sets its own testing and admission requirements rather than joining a county or consortium test.

Entry into Year 7 is decided by achieving the qualifying standard in the school’s own 11+ examination.

Key information for 2027 entry to Bishop Wordsworth’s School at 11 Plus (11+)

• School type: selective boys’ Church of England grammar school
• Test: the school’s own 11+ examination. It sets its own testing and admission requirements
• Entry: determined by achieving the qualifying standard in that examination
• Applications opened: Wednesday 25 March 2026
• Applications closed: Friday 3 July 2026
• Local authority applications open: Monday 1 September 2026
• Test date: Saturday 26 September 2026
• Result letters available: Friday 16 October 2026
• Local authority applications close: Friday 31 October 2026
• National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027
• Contact details: bishopwordsworths.org.uk, [email protected]

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Bishop Wordsworth’s School at 11 Plus (11+)

Two separate applications are needed and they run on different timetables. The school’s own 11+ application came first, opening on 25 March 2026 and closing on 3 July 2026. The local authority application opens later, on 1 September 2026, and closes on 31 October 2026.

Missing the school’s July deadline means your son cannot sit the test, whatever you put on the local authority form. That gap of nearly two months between the two deadlines is where Salisbury families most often come unstuck.

Results arrive on 16 October 2026, before the local authority deadline, so you will know the outcome before you rank your schools.

How can I register my child for the 11 Plus (11+) exams at Bishop Wordsworth’s School?

1. Apply to the school directly. For September 2027 entry, applications opened Wednesday 25 March 2026 and closed Friday 3 July 2026.
2. Read the school’s 11+ Entry Information Leaflet, which sets out the selection procedure, how to apply and how to prepare.
3. Sit the 11+ test on Saturday 26 September 2026.
4. Result letters are available on Friday 16 October 2026.
5. Submit your local authority application by Friday 31 October 2026.
6. National Offer Day is Monday 1 March 2027.

What is the 11 Plus (11+) entrance exam format for Bishop Wordsworth’s School?

Bishop Wordsworth’s sets its own examination and publishes the detail of the selection procedure in its 11+ Entry Information Leaflet, alongside preparation materials and frequently asked questions on its admissions pages. Because the school is its own admission authority, the qualifying standard is set by the school rather than by Wiltshire Council or a consortium.

That independence is the practical point for families: material written for a county-wide test elsewhere is not automatically aligned to this paper, so the school’s own published information is the reference to work from.

Bishop Wordsworth’s School 11 Plus (11+) top tips for your child

• Work from the school’s own 11+ Entry Information Leaflet. It is the only description of the selection procedure that is authoritative for this school.
• Treat the two deadlines as separate diary entries. The school’s application closed in early July; the local authority form is not due until the end of October.
• Use the school’s published preparation materials before buying anything else.
• Build general reasoning and Key Stage 2 English and maths fluency, which serve any school-set paper.
• Sit at least one timed paper before late September, so the length of the morning is not new.

How to prepare your child for the 11 Plus (11+) Bishop Wordsworth’s School exam

Because the paper is the school’s own, broad preparation across Key Stage 2 English and maths plus general reasoning is the sensible base, guided by the school’s own published information.

For Bishop Wordsworth’s School 11+ preparation, we recommend the following packs: