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Lincolnshire 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Lincolnshire results are already out, so the date that matters for Year 6 families now is the council application deadline: 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. Results were sent 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. Registration took place while children were still in Year 5, and the test came in two parts, on different days. Offers follow on 1 March 2027Lincolnshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Mon 01 March 2027 | Allocation of places by the Local Authority (National Offer Day) |View the official source.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

Add to my calendar

  1. 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

    2. Done: Test registration closes

  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

    Done

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

    Show the dates

    1. Done: Results

      12pm

  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: Common Application Form (CAF)

      in 11 days

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Coming up

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Coming up: National Offer Day

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  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

Lincolnshire results are already out, so the date that matters for Year 6 families now is the council application deadline: 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. Results were sent 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. Registration opened on 7 January 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Wed 07 January 2026 | Registration for the LCGS 11+ testing in September opens.View the official source and closed on 31 March 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Tue 31 March 2026 | Deadline for registration forms to be returned to the individual Grammar Schools |View the official source, while children were still in Year 5. The test also comes in two parts, on different days. The verbal reasoning paper was on Friday 11 or Saturday 12 September 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: VerbalChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Fri 11 or Sat 12 September 2026 | First 11+ Test – Verbal Reasoning |View the official source, and the non-verbal paper on Friday 18 or Saturday 19 September 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: Non verbalChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Fri 18 or Sat 19 September 2026 | Second 11+ Test – Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness |View the official source. Offers follow on 1 March 2027Lincolnshire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Mon 01 March 2027 | Allocation of places by the Local Authority (National Offer Day) |View the official source. For September 2028 entry, the registration opening date is Lincolnshire 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: 11+ Key Dates 2026View the official source. We will add it here once the consortium publishes it.

Other dates in the Lincolnshire round

A few steps sit between registration and results. Familiarisation papers went to primary schools on 26 June 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: Familiarisation to primariesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Fri 26 June 2026 | Deadline for Familiarisation Materials to be received by Primary Schools |View the official source. Transfer documents were issued on 7 September 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: Transfer documentsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Mon 07 September 2026 | Primary Schools provide all LA Secondary Transfer documents to parents. |View the official source. Primary schools received their pupils' results on 9 October 2026Lincolnshire 2027 entry: Results to primariesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: | Fri 09 October 2026 | 11+ results emailed to primary schools at 16:00 |View the official source. On illness, the consortium says: 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. Note also that 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.

Caistor's own timetable

One school works to a different calendar. 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, and its registration differs too: Registration runs to mid-August (14 August 2026), much later than the 31 March consortium deadlineCaistor Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Caistor Grammar School.The source says: | 14th August 2026 | Deadline for registration to take the 11+ entrance papers.View the official source. If Caistor is on your list, check its page for each date.

For what each result means, read the Lincolnshire results page. To set reminders for each step, use the Lincolnshire 11+ plan.