BM Schools Academic Quiz · How it works
From school entry
to a result of your own.
One connected journey for the school, the supervising teacher and every individual pupil.
Make the school ready.
- 01
School organiser
Register the school
An authorised member of staff creates the Organiser account and confirms school details. Choose the Challenges that fit your pupils.
Start the school journey - 02
School organiser
Order individual pupil entries
Choose the Challenge, available format and entry quantity. Pupils compete individually; there is no fixed school team size.
Estimate UK entry cost - 03
Organiser and supervising staff
Prepare the sitting
Confirm pupils, the room and access arrangements. Prepare devices or print the authorised materials, and complete the Teacher System Check for an online sitting.
The teacher’s preparation guide
01Your entries
Choose eligible pupils, a Challenge and the format.
02Your preparations
Arrange materials, the room and supervision.
03Your school results
Share each pupil's released result privately.
Take the Challenge, individually.
- 04
Teacher and pupils
Get the right access
The teacher provides the school-issued details for an online sitting, or the printed papers and answer sheets. Pupils keep their access details private.
A Student Account is optional and separate from access to the live Challenge.
What pupils can expect - 05
Each pupil
Begin the Challenge
Follow the supervising teacher’s instructions. The normal sitting is 30 minutes, subject to authorised access arrangements. Primary has 50 questions; Junior, Intermediate and Senior have 100.
- 06
Supervising teacher
Keep the sitting fair
Pupils answer independently. Staff can explain procedure, but cannot interpret or answer a question. Record interruptions or other incidents through the appropriate school process and Challenge workspace.
Supervision and conduct rules - 07
Pupils and school
Complete and submit
Online pupils follow the submission flow. For paper participation, the school collects answer sheets and follows the current return instructions. Keep Challenge material confidential for the period set out in the Rules.
After the sitting
Recognise individual achievement.
- 08
School and pupil
Receive results privately
Results are normally released within four days, subject to marking and review. The school receives its pupils’ released results. A teacher can provide a pupil’s result without a Student Account.
Current dates and release guidance - 09
Individual recognition
Celebrate and look ahead
Schools share available certificates and awards with pupils. An optional Student Account can show a pupil’s own linked, released records; there is no public results list.
Explore awards and recognition
Choosing the right level?
Find a pupil’s ChallengeOrganising the sitting?
Follow the teacher guideTaking part yourself?
Explore the student journeyReady to begin
Start with your school.
Register the school, then bring your entry and preparation together.