Apply for a late transfer grammar school test (12 and 13+)

If your child has special educational needs or a disability, or if their school makes special arrangements to help them access the curriculum

If your child has special educational needs or a disability, you may want to think about whether a grammar school would be best for them.

If your child's special educational needs or disability has ‘a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities', you should talk to their current school headteacher. If your child's situation might make access to the test difficult, discuss whether special testing arrangements should be requested.

If your child's needs might make access to the test difficult, then your child's headteacher will need to apply for adjustments to testing by 25 October.

Your child's headteacher will then need to contact the School Admissions Team when registration opens on 7 October 2024 to request the Headteacher Form and guidance.

We're unable to source any adjustments to test evidence previously provided by parents for any other tests that your child has taken.

When considering a request for adjustments, we look for:

• evidence from your child's current school to show how they change the delivery of the normal day-to-day curriculum to meet your child’s needs
• other professional evidence to support your request

If we decide that your child:

• is disabled, within the terms of the Equality Act (2010)
• has a disability that will have a clear impact in relation to the format of the test

We offer appropriate and reasonable arrangements to make the test as accessible as possible.