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QE Boys 11+ 2027 entry

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applesunshine · 21/09/2026 10:47

My DS sat his QE exam and he thinks he did horribly after missing a few questions on the English section.

Any parents know how many marks can be dropped on average and still get in? I haven’t been able to find any others who sat the test this year.

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inmi · 29/09/2026 13:36

I also saw a message on Glecta Group saying they are out. But so far no one has received and even we have not received.

88991010S · 29/09/2026 13:26

go2 · 29/09/2026 12:57

Hi.. I am reliably informed that the QE Barnet results are out. I havent recieved any email yet but wondering if forum members here may have heard anything.?

How reliable are they…

Sigma8 · 29/09/2026 13:17

This wasn’t on my radar. Please could someone post what marks have been achieved. My nerves…

go2 · 29/09/2026 13:12

On Glecta group

Sigma8 · 29/09/2026 13:02

Where did you hear that it is out?

Underthehood · 29/09/2026 13:01

Same here, I have heard that its out but nothing in the inbox yet

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applesunshine · 29/09/2026 13:00

I haven’t received anything yet either

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Sigma8 · 29/09/2026 12:58

go2 · 29/09/2026 12:57

Hi.. I am reliably informed that the QE Barnet results are out. I havent recieved any email yet but wondering if forum members here may have heard anything.?

I haven’t received anything…

go2 · 29/09/2026 12:57

Hi.. I am reliably informed that the QE Barnet results are out. I havent recieved any email yet but wondering if forum members here may have heard anything.?

88991010S · 27/09/2026 12:11

Waiting is so hard! Although I don’t think DS would pass but still…

StreetMonkey · 26/09/2026 13:43

applesunshine · 26/09/2026 11:34

Well yes it the provisional date. In previous years they have come out the day before.

That's good to know, so potentially wednesday? My DS doesn't care about the results but, I've developed an unhealthy obsession lol.

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applesunshine · 26/09/2026 11:34

Well yes it the provisional date. In previous years they have come out the day before.

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StreetMonkey · 26/09/2026 11:32

Is the 1st of October the official date when we get the results?

TheLoftyZebra · 24/09/2026 14:10

This to my knowledge entirely depends on how the entire cohort performs, what the average for this exam is and standard deviation ( how much better than the average) of a child's score from the average.
So, the max of 141 doesn't need to be full 60/60 in maths or 64/64 in English.

Underthehood · 24/09/2026 13:54

Do we know or have faint idea on how many max number of questions a child could get wrong per subject and still manage to secure a place in QE

Sigma8 · 23/09/2026 23:04

MyWiseLemonFinch · 23/09/2026 22:01

Yes he did say this but I thought it was inflated confidence 🤣🤣🤣

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Nah, I wouldn’t read it as such. EPP was a bit crazy, with a number of questions that could only be solved in under one minute if you knew something no 10 year old should know, such as how to factorise quadratics. Otherwise you would have to plug each answer in until one worked…

MyWiseLemonFinch · 23/09/2026 22:01

Sigma8 · 23/09/2026 17:45

To add to the frustration of everyone after us who may be going through these chats with a fine-tooth comb to prep for QE like I did — my son thought Maths was definitely easier than EPP!

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Yes he did say this but I thought it was inflated confidence 🤣🤣🤣

Sigma8 · 23/09/2026 17:45

To add to the frustration of everyone after us who may be going through these chats with a fine-tooth comb to prep for QE like I did — my son thought Maths was definitely easier than EPP!

MyWiseLemonFinch · 23/09/2026 15:38

My son found English challenging because of timing also left about 5 questions blank bless him but said maths was similar to EPP

TheLoftyZebra · 23/09/2026 13:12

Sigma8 · 22/09/2026 22:40

Same here. Maths was easier than English. It seems to be the trend judging from last year’s thread, which starts very similarly to this one.
www.mumsnet.com/talk/education/5412361-qe-11-2026-entry

Agree on that. Although, English is subjective and child thinks he chose the right option especially for comprehension. So, we never know until we receive the scores. At least QE gives score in.the results email, better than Sutton schools where we have no clue how the child ranks, they just pass too many children even in stage 2.

The wait is horrendous, I wish they gave the results a bit sooner.

Sigma8 · 22/09/2026 22:40

Same here. Maths was easier than English. It seems to be the trend judging from last year’s thread, which starts very similarly to this one.
www.mumsnet.com/talk/education/5412361-qe-11-2026-entry

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applesunshine · 22/09/2026 20:17

My son found maths to be fine and he managed to finish it. It was easier than the English.

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Priyasivasankar · 22/09/2026 18:43

My son told that English 2nd comprehension was tough. Any views on maths?

Sigma8 · 21/09/2026 13:57

I thought the lowest score was 235 for 2025. I couldn’t find what it was for 2026 except that the waiting list is currently at 20.
It’s just this period of waiting… the odds of him getting in are so very very small. I was expecting him to say it was awful, but he was surprisingly nonchalant about it and went back to school after lunch. Sigh…

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applesunshine · 21/09/2026 12:35

It’s looking like 233 got in last year but off the waiting list in the summer

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