Wycombe High School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

About Wycombe High School

Wycombe High School is a girls’ state grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, with a co-educational sixth form. It selects through the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, the county-wide 11+ used by every Buckinghamshire grammar school.

There is no separate Wycombe High entrance exam. One test qualifies a child for every grammar school in the county.

Key information for 2027 entry to Wycombe High School at 11 Plus (11+)

• School type: girls’ state grammar school
• Test: the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, used by every Buckinghamshire grammar school
• Format: English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning
• Qualifying score: 121
• Automatic entry: children at a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary school do not need to register
• Registration required: children at a partner school, or any school outside Buckinghamshire including Milton Keynes
• Registration window for 2027 entry: opened 1 May 2026, closed at 3pm on Tuesday 2 June 2026
• Common Application Form deadline: 31 October 2026
• National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027
• Contact details: whs.bucks.sch.uk

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Wycombe High School at 11 Plus (11+)

Buckinghamshire runs one county-wide test, the Secondary Transfer Test, and every grammar school in the county uses it. Wycombe High School does not set its own paper.

Whether you have to register depends on where your daughter goes to primary school. Children at a state-funded Buckinghamshire primary are entered automatically and you do nothing. Children at a partner school, or at any school outside Buckinghamshire including Milton Keynes, must be registered by the deadline. This is the single most common way a Buckinghamshire application goes wrong.

Buckinghamshire Council will not normally accept a late registration without exceptional reasons. Families who move into the county by 18 June 2027 can be offered late testing if they provide evidence of the move, and children living abroad cannot be tested until they return to the UK.

How can I register my child for the 11 Plus (11+) exams at Wycombe High School?

1. Check whether you need to register at all. A state-funded Buckinghamshire primary means automatic entry.
2. If you do need to register, the window for September 2027 entry opened on 1 May 2026 and closed at 3pm on Tuesday 2 June 2026.
3. Sit the Secondary Transfer Test in September of Year 6.
4. Results are issued before the application deadline, so you know the outcome before ranking schools.
5. Name Wycombe High School on your Common Application Form by 31 October 2026.
6. National Offer Day is Monday 1 March 2027.

What is the 11 Plus (11+) entrance exam format for Wycombe High School?

The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test covers four areas:

• English, including comprehension.
• Mathematics, drawing on the Key Stage 2 curriculum.
• Verbal reasoning.
• Non-verbal reasoning.

A standardised score of 121 is the qualifying standard for a Buckinghamshire grammar school place. Qualifying is county-wide rather than school-specific: the same score qualifies your daughter for every grammar school in Buckinghamshire, and Wycombe High School then allocates its places through its own oversubscription criteria. For more on this provider, see our GL Assessment guide.

Wycombe High School 11 Plus (11+) top tips for your child

• Confirm whether you need to register. Parents who assume automatic entry when their child is at an out-of-county primary miss the test altogether.
• Cover all four elements. English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning all contribute to the standardised score.
• Aim past 121 rather than at it. Qualifying opens the door; the school’s own oversubscription criteria decide the offer.
• Work to the clock. The test is sat at the very start of Year 6, so the summer before is the last clear run at it.
• Practise on separate answer sheets, since the papers are machine-marked.

How to prepare your child for the 11 Plus (11+) Wycombe High School exam

A Buckinghamshire plan needs all four elements, and the timing is tight: the test is sat at the start of Year 6, so the useful preparation window closes over the summer of Year 5. Timed practice on machine-marked answer sheets is the closest match to the real thing.

For Wycombe High School 11+ preparation, we recommend the following packs: