Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, Birmingham
~150
Places per year
Outstanding
Ofsted rating
Birmingham
Location
Boys only
Admissions
11+ Entry — How it works
Exam board
GL Assessment
Consortium
Birmingham & West Midlands Grammar Schools (BWMGS)
Pass mark
~220/282
Exam month
September
Registration opens
May (BWMGS portal)
Offer day
1st March
Subjects tested
EnglishMathsVerbal ReasoningNon-Verbal Reasoning
Switched from CEM to GL Assessment in 2023. Scoring scale is 0-282 — NOT standard SAS. Results given as pass/fail not score. High demand from South Asian communities. Test date typically 2nd Saturday of September.