- Grammar school
- Lincolnshire 11+
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: 11+ entry
Edward Street, Louth, LN11 9LL
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying 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
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry
Checked, source: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checkedYear 7 places
145
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon 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.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth 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.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth 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.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 146First-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,9255405,z,3,King Edward VI Grammar School,130,130,125,5,0,251,146,88,17,1.168,1.123076923076923,84,38,Academy converter,No religious character,11,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,142262,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 251All 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,9255405,z,3,King Edward VI Grammar School,130,130,125,5,0,251,146,88,17,1.168,1.123076923076923,84,38,Academy converter,No religious character,11,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,142262,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 130Places 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,9255405,z,3,King Edward VI Grammar School,130,130,125,5,0,251,146,88,17,1.168,1.123076923076923,84,38,Academy converter,No religious character,11,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,142262,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 1.9Applicants 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,9255405,z,3,King Edward VI Grammar School,130,130,125,5,0,251,146,88,17,1.168,1.123076923076923,84,38,Academy converter,No religious character,11,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,142262,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
KE VI Grammar, Louth has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.
At a glance
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth in brief
tap a value for its source
- Year 7 places
- 145Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
Number of places available [PAN] = 145
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.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
- School type
- Academy converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says:
142262,"925","Lincolnshire","5405","King Edward VI Grammar School","34","Academy converter"
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
12pm
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
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.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
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 areaKing Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Is it possible to take the tests late (i.e. after the date when Local Authority preference forms have to be submitted)?
Yes. This happens, for example, when families have just moved into the area.
View the official source.
How places are given
5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
Looked after children (LAC) and all previously looked after children (see note 1).
- 2
Siblings of children still attending
The policy's own words
Siblings of children who will still be attending King Edward VI Grammar School when the
- 3
Twins or multiple births who all pass
The policy's own words
Twins [or multiple births] who have both passed the test for the same year of entry.
- 4
Year 6 children in the traditional catchment or at a named primary school (by score if oversubscribed)
The policy's own words
Eligible children who are in Year 6 and live within the traditional catchment area or are
- 5
All other qualifiers by test score
The policy's own words
Remaining candidates will be ranked according to their test scores.
Source: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked
- Catchment
- traditional catchment (the free bus travel zone set by Lincolnshire County Council) plus named feeder primary schools (Appendix B)Source: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- Lincolnshire County Council's nearest-home-address procedure, then an independent lotterySource: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- criterion 2: siblings (who passed) of children still attending; twins who both pass are criterion 3Source: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked
- Waiting list
- reserve list (qualifiers only) held by the local authority until the end of August, then by the school until 31 DecemberSource: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: traditional catchment (the free bus travel zone set by Lincolnshire County Council) plus named feeder primary schools (Appendix B)King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
live in the school’s free bus travel zone [catchment area] as determined by Lincolnshire Country
View the official source - Siblings: criterion 2: siblings (who passed) of children still attending; twins who both pass are criterion 3King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
Siblings of children who will still be attending King Edward VI Grammar School when the
View the official source - Waiting list: reserve list (qualifiers only) held by the local authority until the end of August, then by the school until 31 DecemberKing Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
After this, the school keeps this list until December 31st of the admitting year.
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
KE VI Grammar, Louth 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.
Open days
Not published yet
No open-event dates found on the school website yet.
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Independent Appeal Panel organised by County Council Legal Services; form on the school websiteSource: King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: Independent Appeal Panel organised by County Council Legal Services; form on the school websiteKing Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says: parents have the right to have the school’s decision reviewed by an Independent Appeal Panel organised by the County Council Legal Services.
View the official source.
What is different about KE VI Grammar, Louth
- Founded by royal charter in 1551King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
King Edward VI Grammar School, having been founded by royal charter in 1551, is one of the oldest schools in the country.
View the official source - Priority for qualifiers at named feeder primary schools or in the free bus travel zone; the school says all such qualifiers have been offered places for five yearsKing Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
Over the past five years the school has offered places to all those children who have passed the
View the official source - A specific criterion for twins/multiple births who both passKing Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
Twins [or multiple births] who have both passed the test for the same year of entry.
View the official source - Tests Year 6 children who are out of cohort (younger children in Year 6)King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
The school accepts applications, registrations and will test Y6 students who are out of cohort.
View the official source - Tests in the school's Old Sports HallKing Edward VI Grammar School, Louth: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth.The source says:
The tests are scheduled to be taken in the Old Sports Hall at King Edward VI Grammar School in
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
No 2028 arrangements found yet.
What we are still checking
Still being confirmed: a point where two official documents disagree.
Official documents and sources
9 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Get Information about Schools)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
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 13 Oct 2026
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