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Grammar schools in the Lincolnshire 11+ area

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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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, spread across the county from Gainsborough and Louth to Spalding and Grantham. Most belong to 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 and share one test, with a qualifying 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. A child who reaches it is then ranked by each school's own oversubscription rules. The list is A to Z. It is not a ranking, because the right school depends on your child and the journey from home.

How far offers reached at each school

Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Boston Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

    –

    120 places, 2027 entry

  2. Boston High SchoolGirls

    No distance published

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    108 places, 2027 entry

  3. Bourne Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

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    240 places, 2027 entry

  4. Caistor Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

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    96 places, 2027 entry

  5. Carre's Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

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    120 places, 2027 entry

  6. Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 11.025 miles

    Criterion 5 (distance from home) · 180 places

  7. Kesteven and Sleaford High SchoolGirls

    No distance published

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    124 places, 2027 entry

  8. King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

    No distance published

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    145 places, 2027 entry

  9. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, AlfordBoys and girls

    No distance published

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    84 places, 2027 entry

  10. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

    No distance published

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    120 places, 2027 entry

  11. Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughBoys and girls

    No distance published

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    188 places, 2027 entry

  12. Skegness Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    No distance published

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    Qualify with 220 or more

  13. Spalding Grammar SchoolBoys

    No distance published

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    150 places, 2027 entry

  14. Spalding High SchoolGirls

    No distance published

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    150 places, 2027 entry

  15. The King's School, GranthamBoys

    No distance published

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    174 places, 2027 entry

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

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, spread across the county from Gainsborough and Louth to Spalding and Grantham. Most belong to 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 and share one test from 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, with a qualifying 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. There is no single county admissions office for the test: 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. The schools are of two kinds: 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. A child who reaches the qualifying score is then ranked by each school's own oversubscription rules. The list here is A to Z. It is not a ranking, because the right school depends on your child and the journey from home.

Where children sit the test

The arrangements depend on where you live: 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. At Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, for example: Catchment primary schools administer the 11+ on the school's behalfQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says: The catchment area’s primary schools have offered to administer the 11+ tests on behalf of theView the official source. Bourne Grammar School does it differently: Tests on adjacent Saturday mornings at the school, with an optional familiarisation sessionBourne Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bourne Grammar School.The source says: held on adjacent Saturday mornings at the School.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.

How a few schools give places

Rules vary a great deal. At Spalding Grammar School: If more than 150 local qualifiers apply, the 220 threshold is raised rather than using distanceSpalding Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Spalding Grammar School.The source says: If numbers still exceed 150, then the aggregate score of 220 will be raised in order to contain the number of admissions.View the official source. Spalding High School works on distance: After looked-after children and siblings, places go purely by distanceSpalding High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Spalding High School.The source says: Straight line distance from the home to the school, with those living closet havingView the official source. At The King's School, Grantham: Places mostly by test score, with priority for boys within 30 milesThe King's School, Grantham: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says: Children who reside within 30 miles of the School. This will be measured by straight line distance.View the official source. Travel help also matters in a large county: 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. For future years, note the consultations: 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.

For every date in the Lincolnshire round, see the Lincolnshire dates page. To compare schools against your own travel, use the Lincolnshire 11+ plan.