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Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is set by GL Assessment and taken early in Year 6 for entry to Buckinghamshire grammar schools. Children sit two multiple-choice papers on the same day: a verbal paper (English and verbal reasoning) worth 50% of the final score, and a second paper covering mathematics (25%) and non-verbal and spatial reasoning (25%). Every question is multiple choice, answered on a separate answer sheet.
Exam format — 2027 entry
Skills assessed: verbal, mathematical, non verbal.
Qualifying score reference: 121 (the score recorded for this exam version; the admitting authority sets the qualifying standard for each entry year).
Verification: general format verified; school policy review pending.
Source: official exam information
Schools covered by this exam
Active schools on Athena with a recorded admission route for this exam — including, for pre-test profiles, the 13+ schools that use it as their Stage A pre-test at 11+.
Aylesbury Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury High School
Buckinghamshire
Beaconsfield High School
Buckinghamshire
Burnham Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
Chesham Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
Dr Challoner's High School
Buckinghamshire
John Hampden Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
The Royal Latin School
Buckinghamshire
Wycombe High School
Buckinghamshire
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