KSSKesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy 11+ admissions

• Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus

  Formal consortium · GL Assessment produces the Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness tests specifically for the Lincolnshire Consortium Grammar Schools. · Two in-person tests are administered by the grammar schools or primary schools according to area, with candidates recording answers on machine-marked answer sheets (OMR). The same tests may be taken only once in the school year.

  The consortium’s current testing guidance states a minimum standardised qualifying score of 220, intended to identify the most able quarter of pupils in selective areas. Current school policies also set their own qualification, concession and oversubscription rules. Qualification alone does not guarantee admission to any individual school; check the intended school’s current policy.

  Check the official test registration page

Eligibility

Students must qualify under the school's selection arrangements by attaining at least the agreed minimum standard in the 11+ selection tests.

Score policy

11+ selection tests are set and standardised by GL Assessment on behalf of the Lincolnshire Consortium; the school applies its agreed minimum standard.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

No fixed catchment is set in the reviewed policy. Distance can still affect priority.

EHCP-named admissions come first. Among applicants meeting the required 11+ standard, the normal Year 7 order is looked-after/previously looked-after children, including adoption after overseas state care; Pupil Premium; siblings attending any Community Inclusive Trust secondary school at admission; then nearer homes. Premium means FSM registration at any time in the preceding 6 years, excluding statutory Key Stage 1 meals. The school writes to qualifying families to request FSM information and permission to verify it. Full brothers/sisters count even in separate homes; other children must normally share the household for most term time under a responsible adult. Straight-line distance is calculated by Lincolnshire Admissions to 3 decimal places between Post Office home and school address points. Distance resolves ties within earlier criteria; a remaining last-place tie uses a lottery drawn by someone independent of the school and the council Children’s Services Directorate. The ordinary home is where the child lives for most term time; evidenced equal shared residence allows parents to choose one address. Passing the test is not an application: apply through the home local authority too. The reserve list admits qualified children or those qualified on appeal, follows priority criteria rather than time on the list, and requires a request unless a higher preference has offered a place. The council keeps the intake list until the end of August, then the school maintains it at least through autumn; the policy also says names remain until offer or withdrawal. Qualified multiple births split by the criteria can be admitted above PAN unless this would prejudice other pupils’ education. Service/Crown families can apply before moving with official relocation/address evidence. No fixed catchment is defined.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

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.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

• Compare other schools and read the method
• 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)

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• Verbal Reasoning
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Spatial Awareness

1. 1. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+

   The policy says the consortium 11+ selection tests are set and standardised by GL Assessment and applicants must reach the school’s agreed minimum standard. The policy does not state test components, exact registration dates, or test dates.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

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.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy 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 outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

• Boston High School
• Bourne Grammar School
• Caistor Grammar School
• Carre's Grammar School
• Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
• King Edward VI Grammar School
• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
• Skegness Grammar School
• Spalding Grammar School
• Spalding High School
• The Boston Grammar School
• The King's School, Grantham
• The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

1. 2026 11+ Testing Information

   Bourne Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

3. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

4. Entry to Year 7 September 2027

   Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

5. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools

   The King's School, Grantham. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. Entry to Year 7 in September 2027

   The King's School, Grantham. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. KSHS Admissions Policy 2027-2028

   Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools Admissions Procedure for Entry in September 2027

   The King's School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

9. 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.

10. KSHS Admissions Policy 2027-2028

    Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

11. Admissions Policy for 2027 Intake

    Bourne Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

12. CGS Admissions Policy 2027-2028

    Carre's Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

13. Admissions Policy V12.1 September 2025, amended September 2026, for 2027-2028

    Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

14. Entry to Year 7 in September 2027

    The King's School, Grantham. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

15. 11+ Key Dates 2026

    Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

16. Testing Arrangements 11+

    Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

17. Admissions Policy Years 7-11 September 2027

    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

18. Admissions Policy 2027 entry

    Spalding Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.