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Lancaster Royal Grammar School: 11+ entry

East Road, Lancaster

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2029 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

  • Year 7 places

    164

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked

  • Last distance offered

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

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Lancaster Royal 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.

Reaching the school's standard 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 Lancaster Royal 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 Lancaster Royal 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 Lancaster Royal Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications183First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8885401,z,3,Lancaster Royal Grammar School,164,164,163,1,0,287,183,36,68,1.1226993865030674,1.1158536585365855,7,3,Academy converter,Faith,8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001318,Lancaster and Wyre,136742,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)287All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8885401,z,3,Lancaster Royal Grammar School,164,164,163,1,0,287,183,36,68,1.1226993865030674,1.1158536585365855,7,3,Academy converter,Faith,8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001318,Lancaster and Wyre,136742,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day164Places 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,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8885401,z,3,Lancaster Royal Grammar School,164,164,163,1,0,287,183,36,68,1.1226993865030674,1.1158536585365855,7,3,Academy converter,Faith,8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001318,Lancaster and Wyre,136742,7View the official source
Applicants per place1.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8885401,z,3,Lancaster Royal Grammar School,164,164,163,1,0,287,183,36,68,1.1226993865030674,1.1158536585365855,7,3,Academy converter,Faith,8,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001318,Lancaster and Wyre,136742,7View the official source

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

About these figures

The school does not publish the score it set in past years, so there is no cut-off history to show. The council does publish how many families named the school. For September 2026 entry: 1st preferences: 185; 2nd preferences: 40; 3rd preferences: 69 (294 in total)Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2026 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: 1st | 185 ... 2nd | 40 ... 3rd | 69 ... Total preferences received | 294View the official source. Set that against 164Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Year 7: 164-day places and 12 boarding places for boysView the official source day places and you can see that not every boy who applies can be offered one. Past figures are a guide, not a promise.

At a glance

Lancaster Royal Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a grammar school for boys with a coeducational Sixth Form.View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The School became an Academy in 2011.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
164Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Year 7: 164-day places and 12 boarding places for boysView the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
the Trustees (Lancaster Royal Grammar School Academy Trust)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The following paragraphs outline the Trustees' admissions procedures.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
A mapped area
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

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  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Registering with the school only books the test. You must also name Lancaster Royal on your home council's application by the council deadline.

How places are given

7 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Lancaster Royal Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2029 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after or previously looked after children reaching the minimum level, or scoring up to and including 5% below it

    The policy's own words
    Looked after or previously looked after children who achieved the minimum level or above in the entrance test or who score up to and including 5% below the minimum level.
  2. 2

    Priority catchment (City of Lancaster) + Pupil Premium via free school meals (FSM), reaching the minimum level or up to and including 5% below it

    The policy's own words
    Pupils who live within the school’s priority catchment area, who are eligible for the Pupil Premium ... via Free School Meals , and who achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance test or who score up to and including 5% below the minimum level.
  3. 3

    Priority catchment area, reaching the minimum level

    The policy's own words
    Pupils who live within the school’s priority catchment area and who achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance test.
  4. 4

    Residual catchment + Pupil Premium via FSM, reaching the minimum level or up to and including 5% below it

    The policy's own words
    Pupils who live within the school’s residual catchment area, who are eligible for the Pupil Premium via Free School Meals, and who achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance test or who score up to and including 5% below the minimum level.
  5. 5

    Residual catchment + sons of permanent LRGS staff (employed 2+ years or skill shortage), reaching the minimum level

    The policy's own words
    Pupils who live within the school’s residual catchment area, are the sons of permanent members of LRGS staff, and achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance test
  6. 6

    Residual catchment area, reaching the minimum level

    The policy's own words
    Pupils who live within the school’s residual catchment area and who achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance test.
  7. 7

    Day applicants living outside the residual catchment area who reach the minimum level (only if places remain after categories 1-6)

    The policy's own words
    Applicants for day places who live outside the residual catchment area of the school and who achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance test will be considered as Category 7.

Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked

Who qualifies
No fixed pass mark. Each year the Trustees' Admissions Committee sets a minimum standard (level); applicants reaching it are ranked by aggregate score and places are offered in rank order within the oversubscription categories. Looked-after and Pupil Premium applicants in categories 1, 2 and 4 may score up to and including 5% below the minimum level.Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
Catchment
Priority catchment area: the City of Lancaster (administrative boundary). Residual catchment area for day places: Arnside (NW), Milnthorpe (N), Leck (NE), Grimsargh (SE), the River Ribble through Preston (S) and the River Wyre (SW), with a detailed boundary in the policy. Boarding applications accepted from any area.Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Within each category places go by test score; if boys tie exactly for the last place, a random draw supervised by someone independent of the school decidesSource: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Category 2 (priority catchment = City of Lancaster) and category 4 (residual catchment) give Pupil Premium applicants priority and accept scores up to and including 5% below the minimum level. No PP priority for applicants outside the residual catchment area (category 7).Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
Separate LRGS online application form (registration for the 11+ entrance test), in addition to the home local authority (LA) Common Application Form.Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
Waiting list
Applicants who passed but were not offered a place go on a waiting list kept by the school, maintained until 31 December 2027, in the priority order of the admission criteria.Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The arrangements for September 2027 are determined (final)Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Lancaster Royal Grammar School 05 February 2026.pdfView the official source.

Catchment. Priority catchment area: the City of Lancaster (administrative boundary). Residual catchment area for day places: Arnside (NW), Milnthorpe (N), Leck (NE), Grimsargh (SE), the River Ribble through Preston (S) and the River Wyre (SW), with a detailed boundary in the policy. Boarding applications accepted from any area.Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The school’s priority catchment area is defined by the boundaries of the City of Lancaster (see map).View the official source

Priority order. (1) Looked after or previously looked after children reaching the minimum level, or scoring up to and including 5% below it. (2) Priority catchment (City of Lancaster) + Pupil Premium via FSM, reaching the minimum level or up to and including 5% below it. (3) Priority catchment area, reaching the minimum level. (4) Residual catchment + Pupil Premium via FSM, reaching the minimum level or up to and including 5% below it. (5) Residual catchment + sons of permanent LRGS staff (employed 2+ years or skill shortage), reaching the minimum level. (6) Residual catchment area, reaching the minimum level. (7) Day applicants living outside the residual catchment area who reach the minimum level (only if places remain after categories 1-6).Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: All applicants above the minimum level will be ranked in the following order and within each category strictly by their performance in the entrance tests.View the official source

  • Pupil premium: Category 2 (priority catchment = City of Lancaster) and category 4 (residual catchment) give Pupil Premium applicants priority and accept scores up to and including 5% below the minimum level. No PP priority for applicants outside the residual catchment area (category 7).Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: For the purposes of these oversubscription criteria, children eligible for the Service Pupil Premium will be considered to meet the definition of Pupil Premium, referring to children who have registered for free school meals at any time in the six years prior to the test registration deadline.View the official source
  • Education, health and care plans: Pupils who reach the minimum level in the test and whose statement of SEN or EHC plan names LRGS are admitted before the oversubscription rules are applied.Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Pupils who achieve the minimum level in the test and who have a statement of special educational needs which names Lancaster Royal Grammar School or an education, health, and care plan which names Lancaster Royal Grammar School will be admitted before the application of the admission rules.View the official source
  • Sons of staff: yesLancaster Royal Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Pupils who live within the school’s residual catchment area, are the sons of permanent members of LRGS staff, and achieve the minimum level or above in the entrance testView the official source (within the residual catchment group)
  • Boarding: State boarding places (separate published admission number). Applicants must meet the academic standard and are normally interviewed for boarding suitability; priority to looked-after/previously looked-after children, then children of UK Armed Forces members eligible for MoD boarding assistance, then children with a demonstrable boarding need. Not interchangeable with day places.Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The Trustees will also make boarding places available, up to the Published Admissions Number for boarding for boys who, in the considered opinion of the Trustees, can benefit from residential education and whose suitability on grounds of academic ability is established.View the official source
  • Tie-break: Within each category places go by test score; if boys tie exactly for the last place, a random draw supervised by someone independent of the school decidesLancaster Royal Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: the offer of a place will be decided by random allocation supervised by a person independent of the school.View the official source
  • Late applications: Late applications are accepted in extenuating circumstances (for example a family that has just moved to the area); the school arranges a test on a convenient dateLancaster Royal Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The school will accept applications that are received late for extenuating circumstances, for example, when a family has just moved into the area, but after the closing date of the 11+ entrance examination.View the official source
  • Waiting list: Applicants who passed but were not offered a place go on a waiting list kept by the school, maintained until 31 December 2027, in the priority order of the admission criteria.Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: A waiting list will be kept by the school and will be ... maintained until 31 December 2027.View the official source

The school's pages and booklet describe the City of Lancaster priority in slightly different terms, so we are waiting for the school to confirm the wording: Awaiting confirmationLancaster Royal Grammar School: Priority area guaranteeOfficial sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source.

2028 entry: Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Lancaster Royal Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy for 2026 Entry ... Admissions Policy for 2027 EntryView the official source.

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published

2027 entry (children now in Year 6)

Boys born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Eligible birth dates2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The trustees welcome applications from parents/carers of boys born between 1 September ... 2015 and 31 August 2016.View the official source could apply. The test was sat at the school, and covers verbal reasoning, maths and EnglishLancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: There are three tests: Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English. We do not use Non-Verbal Reasoning.View the official source.

  • Papers: Mathematics; English; Verbal ReasoningLancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The LRGS entrance has three papers, which include: • Mathematics • English • Verbal Reasoning There is no Non-Verbal Reasoning paper.View the official source, all multiple choiceLancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: All papers are: • Age-standardised • Multiple choice • Completed using optically read answer sheetsView the official source.
  • How scores are combined: Aggregate score across the three age-standardised tests (Mathematics, English, Verbal Reasoning); no weighting printed.Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Pupils are ranked in order based on their aggregate score across the tests.View the official source
  • Where: At LRGS (international boarding applicants may be tested at their own school if it agrees to invigilate)Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: 11+ entrance tests take place at LRGS on Saturday 26 September 2026 for 2027 entry.View the official source
  • Access arrangements: Reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants on request, supported by evidence (e.g. EHCP, medical, educational psychologist or specialist teacher report, primary school confirmation of normal way of working), submitted with the application and no later than the application deadline (Monday 7 September 2026).Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, any request for reasonable adjustments must be supported by appropriate evidence and up-to-date professional and official documentation. This information must be submitted at the time of application and no later than the application deadline.View the official source
  • Practice material: Free GL Assessment familiarisation (sample) materials and GL practice papers online; the school advises using only GL Assessment materials.Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: GL provides free familiarisation material on their website: www.gl-assessment.co.ukView the official source

There is no fixed pass mark. No fixed pass mark. Each year the Trustees' Admissions Committee sets a minimum standard (level); applicants reaching it are ranked by aggregate score and places are offered in rank order within the oversubscription categories. Looked-after and Pupil Premium applicants in categories 1, 2 and 4 may score up to and including 5% below the minimum level.Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: There is no fixed “pass mark”. Each year, a minimum standard is set to ensure that pupils admitted are able to access the grammar school curriculum. Achieving this standard does not guarantee a place, as places are offered in rank order and subject to oversubscription criteria.View the official source

In practice, two boys with the same score can have different chances: a boy in a higher priority group is ranked ahead of everyone in the groups below him.

2028 entry (children now in Year 5)

The school has not published its arrangements for September 2028 yet. The test provider, test date and registration window for that year are Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2028 entry: Stage1Not yet published by Lancaster Royal Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Booklet for entry in 2027 ... Admissions Policy for entry in 2027 ... Admissions Booklet for entry in 2026View the official source. The next open day for your year group is listed below.

How the Lancashire test works

Open days

Next: Open Day for Year 7 entry (next), Sat 19 Jun 2027

  1. Done: Open Day (11+ admissions procedures explained) (passed)

    09:00-13:00

  2. Coming up: Open Day for Year 7 entry (next)

Source: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeals are run by Lancashire County Council and heard by an independent panel; families have at least 20 school days from the refusal to lodge a written appealSource: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, checked
Appeal deadline
14 April 2027Source: Lancashire County Council, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on National Offer Day, 1 March 2027Lancaster Royal Grammar School: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: National Offer Day, allocation of schools sent Monday 1 March 2027View the official source. If your son is not offered a place: Appeals are run by Lancashire County Council and heard by an independent panel; families have at least 20 school days from the refusal to lodge a written appealLancaster Royal Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Appeals for a school place are heard by the Local Education Authority, Lancashire County Council.View the official source. The council's deadline for 2027 entry is 14 April 2027Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Appeal deadline (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Appeal deadline for Lancashire schools.View the official source. Appeals for popular grammar schools often do not succeed, so a second choice you are happy with is worth having.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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