Fully selective state school · Lincolnshire
Caistor Grammar School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 24 October 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Church Street, Market Rasen, East Midlands, LN7 6QJ
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 96September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 96September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 1.6DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Caistor Grammar School 11+ assessment
School-specific assessment · The current 2027 policy and current school process page say the school administers its own tests but do not identify an external test or paper provider. · Two separately scheduled Verbal Reasoning papers: a standard written paper followed by a multiple-choice paper. The 2027 school sources do not specify the test venue or whether all candidates sit at the school.
Applicants need a total score of at least 220 in Caistor's two Verbal Reasoning tests to qualify; the school says this is the county-wide standard designed to identify the upper 25% ability range. Qualification is not an offer. If oversubscribed, the school applies its own criteria: EHCP, looked-after status, in-catchment status within 6.5 straight-line miles, up to 12 Pupil Premium Ever 6 places including those already allocated in catchment, then remaining qualified applicants ranked by Verbal Reasoning score with policy-defined score tie-breaks. This is Caistor's own threshold and does not make it a member of the shared LCGS test route.
Check the official test registration page
- Eligibility
- Applicants must attain a total score of 220 or more in the selection tests, corresponding to the county-wide standard.
- Score policy
- The policy requires school-administered verbal-reasoning tests and a total score of 220 or more, corresponding to the county-wide standard designed to select the upper 25% ability range. It does not identify an external provider or exact test dates.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Understand Lincolnshire qualifying scores and school offers
Who gets priority
Published radius: 6.5 miles from The Post Office address point of Caistor Grammar School.
Lincolnshire Admissions determines the exact straight-line distance. Principal residence requires at least five nights in seven during term time, with residence from 1 September 2026 and ongoing catchment-residency conditions.
Ask the admissions authority to check your address against its exact reference point. School postcode coordinates cannot confirm this boundary.
Qualifying EHCP-named admissions come first. The oversubscription order then covers looked-after children, qualifying catchment applicants, the remaining reserved Pupil Premium Ever 6 places, then other qualifying applicants. Up to 12 Pupil Premium places include eligible catchment applicants already allocated places. Verbal-reasoning scores rank applicants, including within oversubscribed catchment categories. The policy sets several test-result tie-breaks before admitting two tied candidates or using an independent lottery for larger ties. Pupil Premium priority has an application notification deadline and applies only during the specified main-round period.
For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-09-30. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences184 | Offers113 | Preferences per offer1.63 |
| 2025 | Preferences189 | Offers96 | Preferences per offer1.97 |
| 2024 | Preferences187 | Offers96 | Preferences per offer1.95 |
| 2023 | Preferences161 | Offers97 | Preferences per offer1.66 |
| 2022 | Preferences170 | Offers99 | Preferences per offer1.72 |
| 2021 | Preferences199 | Offers99 | Preferences per offer2.01 |
| 2020 | Preferences184 | Offers99 | Preferences per offer1.86 |
| 2019 | Preferences185 | Offers100 | Preferences per offer1.85 |
| 2018 | Preferences191 | Offers100 | Preferences per offer1.91 |
| 2017 | Preferences184 | Offers100 | Preferences per offer1.84 |
| 2016 | Preferences187 | Offers98 | Preferences per offer1.91 |
| 2015 | Preferences165 | Offers94 | Preferences per offer1.76 |
| 2014 | Preferences163 | Offers93 | Preferences per offer1.75 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.
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- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked school-specific assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- Verbal Reasoning
1. Caistor Grammar School 11+ verbal-reasoning tests
The policy requires school-administered verbal-reasoning tests in the Autumn Term of Year 6 and a total score of at least 220. It does not name an external provider or set exact sitting dates. The policy gives the registration deadline as 14 August 2026.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- 14 August 2026
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- Published CAF date
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
School assessment dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
| Date | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| Test registration deadline | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When14 August 2026 |
| School publishes test-day instructions by | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When11 September 2026 |
| Standard written Verbal Reasoning paper | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When19 September 2026 |
| Multiple-choice Verbal Reasoning paper | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When26 September 2026 |
| Test outcome email | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When13 October 2026 |
| School-published preference deadline (check your home authority) | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When31 October 2026 |
| National Offer Day | RouteCaistor Grammar School 11+ assessment | When1 March 2027 |
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Fees
Caistor Grammar School is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Practise for this school's test
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Smart Cub Learning does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet | Published byGL Assessment · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsNon-verbal reasoning | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on cdn.shopify.com |
| Verbal reasoning familiarisation booklet | Published byGL Assessment · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsVerbal reasoning | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on cdn.shopify.com |
| 11+ information and sample questions booklet | Published byCaistor Grammar School · 2021 · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsVerbal reasoning | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on cdn.yello.link |
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Caistor Grammar School use?
Caistor Grammar School uses Caistor Grammar School 11+ assessment for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Caistor Grammar School have?
Caistor Grammar School's published admission number is 96 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Caistor Grammar School?
Applicants must attain a total score of 220 or more in the selection tests, corresponding to the county-wide standard.
Are Caistor Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Qualifying EHCP-named admissions come first. The oversubscription order then covers looked-after children, qualifying catchment applicants, the remaining reserved Pupil Premium Ever 6 places, then other qualifying applicants. Up to 12 Pupil Premium places include eligible catchment applicants already allocated places. Verbal-reasoning scores rank applicants, including within oversubscribed catchment categories. The policy sets several test-result tie-breaks before admitting two tied candidates or using an independent lottery for larger ties. Pupil Premium priority has an application notification deadline and applies only during the specified main-round period.
What subjects should a child prepare for Caistor Grammar School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal Reasoning.
How current is the information for Caistor Grammar School?
Smart Cub Learning reviewed 8 attached evidence sources by 2026-10-24. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Admissions Policy for the Entry of Students in September 2027
Caistor Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026
Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.
- Admissions Policy for the Entry of Students in September 2027
Caistor Grammar School. Accessed 30 September 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Admissions Policy for the Entry of Students in September 2027
Caistor Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Admissions Process
Caistor Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Admissions FAQs
Caistor Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
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