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Boston Grammar School: 11+ entry

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • 220or more

    Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry

    Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checked

  • Year 7 places

    120

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Boston Grammar School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadline

  1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Boston Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 220 or more in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+ means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Boston Grammar School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Boston Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Boston Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications163First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255424,z,3,The Boston Grammar School,136,136,134,2,0,220,163,42,15,1.2164179104477613,1.1985294117647058,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,13.8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139180,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)220All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255424,z,3,The Boston Grammar School,136,136,134,2,0,220,163,42,15,1.2164179104477613,1.1985294117647058,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,13.8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139180,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day136Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255424,z,3,The Boston Grammar School,136,136,134,2,0,220,163,42,15,1.2164179104477613,1.1985294117647058,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,13.8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139180,7View the official source
Applicants per place1.6Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255424,z,3,The Boston Grammar School,136,136,134,2,0,220,163,42,15,1.2164179104477613,1.1985294117647058,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,13.8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139180,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Boston Grammar has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked. The school says: The school says it has so far been able to take every boy who reached the standardBoston Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: To date the school has been able to accommodate all children who have reached the required standard in the entry tests.View the official source.

At a glance

Boston Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: We prefer to test boys in their own primary school classrooms on two Fridays in September,View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: A Selective AcademyView the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
120Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: The admission number of the school for each Year 7 intake cohort is 120.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: The Governing Body of Boston Grammar School is the Admissions Authority.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools

3 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

  2. Done: Test registration closes

  3. Done: Results

    12pm

  1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: National Offer Day

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

  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

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

Late registration and late tests: late tests are possible, for example for families who have just moved into the areaBoston Grammar School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Yes. This happens, for example, when families have just moved into the area. It is necessary to ensure that the Local Authority Admissions team is fully aware of your circumstances.View the official source.

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
Who qualifies
norm-referenced: aims to take the top 25% of each cohortSource: Boston Grammar School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
lottery drawn by an independent personSource: Boston Grammar School, checked
Brothers and sisters
criterion 2: siblings attending at the time of admittanceSource: Boston Grammar School, checked
Waiting list
if oversubscribed, a waiting list is kept until the end of the autumn termSource: Boston Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide
  • How distance is measured: Straight line, from Post Office Address Point of the home to Post Office Address Point of the schoolBoston Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: Straight line distance as calculated electronically to three figures after the decimal point (e.g. 1.543 miles) by Lincolnshire County Council school admissions team from the Post Office Address Point of the home to the Post Office Address Point of the school.View the official source
  • Siblings: criterion 2: siblings attending at the time of admittanceBoston Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: Siblings of pupils already attending the school at the time of admittance.View the official source
  • Waiting list: if oversubscribed, a waiting list is kept until the end of the autumn termBoston Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: If the school is oversubscribed, the Governing Body will keep a waiting list up until the end of the Autumn term.View the official source

The test

Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Written by
GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
Not yet published

Boston Grammar uses the two Lincolnshire consortium tests; 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. Format: Lincolnshire guide.

How the Lincolnshire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Year 5 Open Evening (passed)

    5pm to 7.30pm

Source: Boston Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
request appeal papers from the Clerk to Governors (BGSClerk@bostongrammarschool.co.uk) after the March allocation; can be submitted onlineSource: Boston Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work here: request appeal papers from the Clerk to Governors (BGSClerk@bostongrammarschool.co.uk) after the March allocation; can be submitted onlineBoston Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: At that point, you can contact the Clerk to Governors, c/o Boston Grammar School, South End, Boston, Lincs, PE21 6JY and request appeal papers.View the official source.

What is different about Boston Grammar

  • The school says it has so far been able to take every boy who reached the standardBoston Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: To date the school has been able to accommodate all children who have reached the required standard in the entry tests.View the official source
  • Most boys sit the tests in their own primary school on two Fridays in SeptemberBoston Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: Most candidates take the tests this way.View the official source
  • Encourages families to appeal if the primary school believes the boy suits a grammar educationBoston Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: then you should appeal.View the official source
  • Boston has two single-sex grammar schools (with Boston High School for girls)Boston Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston Grammar School.The source says: As we have two single-sex grammar schools serving the town,View the official source

Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)

No 2028 arrangements found yet.

What we are still checking

Still being confirmed: the postal address.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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