11+ Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS)
11+ Lincolnshire - LCGS
The Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools is a consortium of 14 schools that use one common entrance exam at 11 plus. The exam is written by GL Assessment and administered by the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.
Caistor Grammar School is not part of the Consortium, it administers its own 11+ test.
The Lincolnshire Consortium 11+ examination comprises two tests. A Verbal Reasoning Test and a Non-verbal Reasoning Test. Questions are multiple choice format and answers are recorded on an Optical Mark Reading (OMR) sheet.
The Verbal Reasoning test is 50 minutes and contains 85 questions.
The Non-verbal Reasoning test is usually shorter, around 35 minutes. There will be a number of distinct sections each with its own time allowance. Children will not be able to use any remaining time in one section to go back to review a previous section.
The qualification is a total standardised score of at least 220 on the two tests. This represents the most able 25% of children in the age range in the selective areas of Lincolnshire. Places are allocated at the schools according to their own criteria so please note that achieving the qualification standard does not itself guarantee admission to any individual school.
Click on the school that you are interested in:
- Boston Grammar School (boys)
- Boston High School (girls)
- Bourne Grammar School (mixed)
- Caistor Grammar School (mixed)
- Carre's Grammar School (boys)
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School (girls)
- King Edward VI School, Louth (mixed)
- The King's School, Grantham (boys)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford (mixed)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle (mixed)
- Queen Elizabeth's High School (mixed)
- Skegness Grammar School (mixed)
- Spalding Grammar School (boys)
- Spalding High School (girls)
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Boston Grammar School
Gender: Boys
Number of places in Year 7: 120
Phone: 01205 366444
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Boston Grammar School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Boston Grammar School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Boston High School
Gender: Girls
Number of places in Year 7: 108
Phone: 01205 310505
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Boston High School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Boston High School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Bourne Grammar School
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 240
Phone: 01778 422288
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Bourne Grammar School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Bourne Grammar School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Caistor Grammar School
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 96
Phone: 01472 851250
Email: [email protected]
Registration opens: 1st March 2025
Registration closes: 15th August 2025
Date of Exam: 20th and 27th September
Type of Exam: Two Verbal Reasoning exams each 1 hour in length (15 minutes practice test followed by the real test for 45 minutes) sat on two consecutive Saturdays. The first is a written paper, the second is a multiple choice paper.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning
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Carre's Grammar School
Gender: Boys
Number of places in Year 7: 120
Phone: 01529 302181
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Carre's Grammar School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Carre's Grammar School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Gender: Girls
Number of places in Year 7: 174
Phone: 01476 563017
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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More information about Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Gender: Girls
Number of places in Year 7: 124
Phone: 01529 414044
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 145
Phone: 01507 600456
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at King Edward VI Grammar School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at King Edward VI Grammar School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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The King's School, Grantham
Gender: Boys
Number of places in Year 7: 174
Phone: 01476 563180
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at The King's School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at The King's School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 84
Phone: 01507 462403
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 120
Phone: 01507 522465
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Horncastle
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Horncastle
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Queen Elizabeth's High School
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 186
Phone: 01427 612354
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Queen Elizabeth's High School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Queen Elizabeth's High School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Skegness Grammar School
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 132
Phone: 01754 610000
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Skegness Grammar School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Skegness Grammar School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Spalding Grammar School
Gender: Boys
Number of places in Year 7: 150
Phone: 01775 765800
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Spalding Grammar School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Spalding Grammar School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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More information about Spalding Grammar School
Spalding High School
Gender: Girls
Number of places in Year 7: 150
Phone: 01775 722110
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2026 entry
Registration opens: 10th January 2025
Registration closes: 31st March 2025 ** Entries have now closed for admission in 2026 **
Date of VR Exam: Friday 12th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 13th September 2025 at Spalding High School
Date of NVR Exam: Friday 19th September 2025 in your primary school / Saturday 20th September 2025 at Spalding High School
Type of Exam: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
Number of papers: Two. First paper is Verbal Reasoning, a week later the second paper in Non-verbal Reasoning is taken.
Subjects Tested: Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
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