11+ area guide
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS)

Lincolnshire 11+: the consortium tests

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The Lincolnshire 11+ at a glance

For September 2027 entry

The test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Written by GL Assessment, 2027 entry
Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checked 9 Oct 2026
qualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
220or more
2027 entry
Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checked 9 Oct 2026
Grammar schools
15
In the Lincolnshire 11+ area
Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checked 9 Oct 2026

Your next deadlines

Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
For September 2028 entry. This is the test registration, not the school place application
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
For September 2027 entry

Every step and date

In short

Lincolnshire has 15Lincolnshire: Grammar schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Lincolnshire’s 15 Grammar schools are 11-18 selective schools that are open to all children who qualify, subject to sufficient places.View the official source grammar schools. Most share the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS)Lincolnshire: Consortium nameChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: For entry into Year 7 at transition from Primary to Secondary (“Primary to Secondary Transition”), a pupil must achieve a minimum standardised qualifying score in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (“LCGS”) 11+ examination (“the examination”).View the official source tests: a Verbal Reasoning test and a Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness test, on different daysLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Fri 11 or Sat 12 September 2026 | First 11+ Test – Verbal ReasoningView the official source, produced by GL AssessmentLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools currently uses GL Assessment to provide 11+ Testing, this arrangement may change over time.View the official source. A total standardised score of 220Lincolnshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers.View the official source or more across both papers qualifies a child. For 2027 entry, results went to families on 9 October 2026 (emailed at midday)Lincolnshire 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Fri 09 October 2026 | 11+ results emailed to parents at 12:00 (midday) |View the official source, and applications close on 31 October 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Sat 31 October 2026 | Closing date for Lincolnshire Local Authority Applications (Out of County Closing Dates may vary) |View the official source.

Happening now

What's happening now

Results for 2027 entry (children now in Year 6) went to families on 9 October 2026 (emailed at midday)Lincolnshire 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Fri 09 October 2026 | 11+ results emailed to parents at 12:00 (midday) |View the official source. The next step is the same whatever the result: apply to your home council by 31 October 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Sat 31 October 2026 | Closing date for Lincolnshire Local Authority Applications (Out of County Closing Dates may vary) |View the official source. In Lincolnshire, parents can name up to three secondary schoolsLincolnshire: PreferencesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: At present, parents can choose up to three secondary schools when they complete the application form.View the official source.

If your child qualified, list the grammar schools you want in your real order of preference. Qualifying does not by itself mean a place: the consortium says the standard is set to identify the most able 25% of pupils in the selective areas of Lincolnshire; qualifying does not guarantee a placeLincolnshire: Qualifying rationaleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Qualification represents a score of 220 which is set to identify the most able 25% of pupils in the age group in primary schools in the selective areas of Lincolnshire.View the official source.
If your child did not qualify: there is a right of appeal to an independent panel for non-qualification or oversubscriptionLincolnshire: Appeal rightChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: If a child is not offered a grammar school place, either because he or she has not reached the required standard for entry or the school is over-subscribed, there is a right of appeal to an independent panel.View the official source. See the appeals section below.
If your child was ill on a test day: a child who is ill can sit later by arrangement with the schoolLincolnshire: IllnessChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The test can be taken at a later date by arrangement with the school.View the official source. If you have just moved in, children moving in after testing can be considered by arrangement with the grammar schoolLincolnshire: Move inChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: If you contact the relevant Grammar School, arrangements can be made.View the official source.

How places are given

Passing the test is the first step, not a place

Children sit the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, written by GL Assessment. A score of 220 or more means a child can be considered for a grammar school place. Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place: each school then gives places by its own rules.

You apply for school places through your home council, on its Common Application Form (CAF), by its deadline. Name the schools in your real order of preference: councils look at every preference at the same time.

Lincolnshire 11+ pass marks and cut-offs, year by year

Step by step

The Lincolnshire 11+, step by step

For children starting secondary school in September 2027 (Year 6 in 2026/27).

Add to my calendar

Step 1: Register for the test
Done
Sign your child up for Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+. This is not the school place application.
Show the dates
1. Done: Test registration opens
  Wed 7 Jan 2026
2. Done: Test registration closes
  Tue 31 Mar 2026
2
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not published
The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Not published yet: Test day
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 3: Results
Done
You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
Show the dates
1. Done: Results
  Fri 9 Oct 202612pm
4
Step 4: Apply for school places
Now
List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)
  Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
5
Step 5: Offers
Coming up
Your council tells you which school has offered a place.
1. Coming up: National Offer Day
  Mon 1 Mar 2027

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entryMost dates are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

1
Step 1: Register for the test
Dates not published
Sign your child up for Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+. This is not the school place application.
1. Not published yet: Test registration opens
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
2. Not published yet: Test registration closes
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
2
Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not published
The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Not published yet: Test day
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
3
Step 3: Results
Dates not published
You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
1. Not published yet: Results
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

All Lincolnshire 11+ dates, with notes

The schools

Grammar schools in Lincolnshire

15 schools on this test. Open a school for its rules, dates and past offers.

Listed A to Z by school name.

Boston Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
120 places, 2027 entry
Boston High SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
108 places, 2027 entry
Bourne Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
240 places, 2027 entry
Caistor Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
96 places, 2027 entry
Carre's Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
120 places, 2027 entry
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGirls
Offers reached 11.025 miles
Criterion 5 (distance from home) · 180 places
Kesteven and Sleaford High SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
124 places, 2027 entry
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
No distance published
–
145 places, 2027 entry
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, AlfordBoys and girls
No distance published
–
84 places, 2027 entry
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
No distance published
–
120 places, 2027 entry
Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughBoys and girls
No distance published
–
188 places, 2027 entry
Skegness Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
–
Qualify with 220 or more
Spalding Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
Spalding High SchoolGirls
No distance published
–
150 places, 2027 entry
The King's School, GranthamBoys
No distance published
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174 places, 2027 entry

Source: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, checked 9 Oct 2026 Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

More about the schools from our guide

The consortium's own list has 15Lincolnshire: Grammar schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Lincolnshire’s 15 Grammar schools are 11-18 selective schools that are open to all children who qualify, subject to sufficient places.View the official source schools, including Caistor. Some school pages describe the consortium as one school smaller, because Caistor runs its own tests; we list all of them. Most are academies that set their own admission rules; selective academies (own admission authorities) and community schools (LA arrangements)Lincolnshire: School typesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: community schools, who adopt the admissions arrangements agreed by the Local Authority (Lincolnshire)View the official source.

Getting there: Lincolnshire County Council gives free home-school transport for eligible children within the traditional transport areasLincolnshire: Free transportChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The map here shows the areas traditionally served by Lincolnshire’s Free Transport area to the 15 grammar schools and within which there is free home-school transport for eligible children provided by the county.View the official source; the rules are on the council website. Changes for 2028 entry: Lincolnshire County Council lists The King's School (Grantham) and Horncastle Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School as consulting on admission policiesLincolnshire: Consultations2028Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire County Council.The source says: Grantham - The King’s SchoolView the official source.

Live near a border?

You can apply for schools in another council's area. You still apply through your own home council, on its form.
Each area runs its own test, with its own registration and dates. If you like schools in two areas, check both registration deadlines.
Schools often give priority to children living nearby or in a catchment area, so check each school's rules before you rely on it.

Every area's dates

Areas in the same part of the country: Birmingham, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Wolverhampton

How the tests work

Papers: a Verbal Reasoning test and a Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness test, on different daysLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Fri 11 or Sat 12 September 2026 | First 11+ Test – Verbal ReasoningView the official source. There are no English or maths papersLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: No english mathsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Candidates are asked to take a Verbal Reasoning Test and a Non-Verbal Reasoning Test,View the official source.
Format: multiple choice, shaded on an answer sheetLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: Answer formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Candidates record their answers on an Optical Mark Reading (OMR) sheet, being required to shade the correct choice on the OMR sheet.View the official source. the VR test is preceded by a Preliminary Practice Test; the NVR test has practice questions in each sectionLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: Practice elementChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: the Verbal Reasoning Test is preceded by a ten-minute Preliminary Practice Test, and the Non-Verbal Reasoning Test is divided into sections each provided with a few practice questions.View the official source.
Who runs them: individual schools administer testing; the county council coordinates applications onlyLincolnshire: Test run by schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The Local Authority is not responsible for selection arrangements and testing but does coordinate the admissions process through which parents make applications to the schools of their choice.View the official source. Children sit them in the child's own primary school or at the grammar school where registered, depending on areaLincolnshire: Where testedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Candidates are asked to take a Verbal Reasoning Test and a Non-Verbal Reasoning Test, either in their own Primary Schools or in the Grammar School where they have registered, according to area.View the official source.
One attempt: the tests may only be taken once in the academic yearLincolnshire: One sittingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The selection tests may only be taken once in the academic year.View the official source. in most circumstances children must sit the Lincolnshire tests even if they passed another area's 11+Lincolnshire: Outside test not transferableChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: In most circumstances, it will still be necessary to take the Lincolnshire tests.View the official source.
Practice: familiarisation papers go to Lincolnshire feeder primary schools; others can buy GL multiple-choice packsLincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Familiarisation papers, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, will be made available to Lincolnshire feeder primary schools.View the official source. the consortium does not endorse tutoringLincolnshire: Tutoring stanceChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar School does not endorse tutoring.View the official source.

Caistor Grammar School is different. Caistor Grammar School administers its own Verbal Reasoning testsLincolnshire: Caistor own testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Caistor Grammar School.The source says: Caistor Grammar School will administer these tests.View the official source, with its own registration deadline and results date. Its page has the details.

The qualifying score explained

Each paper is marked and standardised for age, and the two scores are added. A total of 220Lincolnshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers.View the official source or more qualifies a child for the consortium schools. The consortium says it is set to identify the most able 25% of pupils in the selective areas of Lincolnshire; qualifying does not guarantee a placeLincolnshire: Qualifying rationaleChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Qualification represents a score of 220 which is set to identify the most able 25% of pupils in the age group in primary schools in the selective areas of Lincolnshire.View the official source.

There is no adjustment for sexLincolnshire: No sex adjustmentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: There is no adjustment for the sex of the pupil taking the test.View the official source, and the consortium does not give raw scoresLincolnshire: Raw scores not givenChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The Consortium has therefore resolved not to give parents the raw scores.View the official source.
A higher score can matter when a school is oversubscribed: some schools rank qualified children partly by score, others mainly by distance or catchment. Each school page explains its rules.

How many children sat the tests. For 2026 entry, 4,137Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Total completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The table below shows the total number of pupils who completed both papers sitting with the school stated.View the official source children completed both papers at the consortium's test centres. This counts where children sat, not where they applied. Figures by test centre:

Test centre	Completed both papers, 2026 entry
Boston Grammar School	260Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Boston Grammar School \| 260 \|View the official source
Boston High School	284Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Boston High School \| 284 \|View the official source
Bourne Grammar School	460Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Bourne Grammar School \| 460 \|View the official source
Carre's Grammar School	188Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Carre’s Grammar School \| 188 \|View the official source
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School	347Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School \| 347 \|View the official source
King Edward VI Grammar School	288Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| King Edward VI Grammar School \| 288 \|View the official source
Kesteven & Sleaford High School	246Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Kesteven & Sleaford High School \| 246 \|View the official source
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School	508Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School \| 508 \|View the official source
Queen Elizabeth's High School	376Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Queen Elizabeth’s High School \| 376 \|View the official source
Skegness Grammar School	200Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Skegness Grammar School \| 200 \|View the official source
Spalding Grammar School	280Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Spalding Grammar School \| 280 \|View the official source
Spalding High School	326Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| Spalding High School \| 326 \|View the official source
The King's School	374Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Completed both papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: \| The King’s School \| 374 \|View the official source

The consortium published these figures on 9 November 2025Lincolnshire 2026 entry: Data publishedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Data published on 09 November 2025.View the official source. One row is labelled only "Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School", which could mean Alford or Horncastle, so we have not linked it to a school. The consortium uses one other rule: figures under 6 are shown as SUPLincolnshire: Data suppressionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: any figure that is less than 6 in the data sets is shown as “SUP” [Suppressed].View the official source.

Appeals

General information, not legal advice.

In Lincolnshire you have a right of appeal to an independent panel for non-qualification or oversubscriptionLincolnshire: Appeal rightChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: If a child is not offered a grammar school place, either because he or she has not reached the required standard for entry or the school is over-subscribed, there is a right of appeal to an independent panel.View the official source. Some schools run their own appeals; each school page gives its route and deadlines.

Official sources

13 sources: the council, the test administrator and each school

Bourne Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Caistor Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
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Lincolnshire County Council
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