KEVKing Edward VI Grammar School 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

Year 7 applicants must pass the Lincolnshire Grammar Schools Consortium 11+ examination with a total standardised score of 220 or better, intended to identify the top 25% ability range.

Score policy

The policy says the Consortium organises and administers the test, which has one multiple-choice verbal reasoning paper and one multiple-choice non-verbal reasoning paper commissioned from GL Assessment. A total standardised score of 220 or better is required for the top 25% qualifying standard. The policy says the usual sitting is on the third and fourth Saturdays in September of Year 6, but exact dates are sent after registration.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Published area: Traditional Louth catchment, described as the council-designated free bus travel zone.

Category 4 uses either home residence in the traditional catchment OR attendance at a named primary school in Year 6. Primary attendance is not a postcode or residence test. Appendix B names: Binbrook; Donington on Bain; East Ravendale; Fulstow Community; Grainthorpe; Grimoldby; Holton le Clay; Legbourne East Wold; Kidgate, Louth; LaceyField Junior Academy, Louth; Legsby; St Michael’s Church of England, Louth; Market Rasen; Middle Rasen; North Cockerington; North Cotes; North Somercotes; North Thoresby; Osgodby; Scamblesby; Tealby; Tetney; Theddlethorpe; Utterby; Wragby. The policy points to a prospectus map and Lincolnshire Council for the transport-zone boundary; no exact map polygon was established in this review. Confirm the full address or current primary school with Admissions. The home is the majority-term-time address; proved equal shared care allows a choice.

EHCP-named admissions are first. Other Year 7 applicants need a Lincolnshire standardised score of 220 or more. The order is looked-after/previously looked-after children, including adoption after overseas state care; continuing siblings; twins or multiple births who have both passed for the same intake; qualified Year 6 children living in the traditional catchment OR attending a named feeder primary; then remaining candidates. The catchment/feeder category and the final category are ranked by test score. Birth, step, foster and adopted siblings count if the sibling remains at school on 1 September at entry. The final-place tie uses Lincolnshire’s nearest-home procedures, then a lottery drawn by someone independent of the school and council Children’s Services Directorate. The policy does not specify the distance reference points or measurement method: confirm those with Admissions. Appendix B’s report that all qualifying local/feeder applicants were offered places in the preceding five years is historical, not a guarantee for 2027. Its anticipated one-third from other North-East Lincolnshire primaries is not a quota. The ordinary home is where the child lives for most term time; proved equal shared residence allows a choice. Passing is not an offer or application: submit the home authority CAF too. The reserve list includes qualified children or those qualified on appeal, automatically unless a higher preference offers a place. It is reranked by criteria, not time waiting; the council holds it until the end of August, then the school until 31 December 2027. Contact the school about remaining on it. In-year entry needs standardised tests and the same priority criteria. Service/Crown families can use an official relocation letter with unit/quartering address before arriving; the policy’s nearest-home exemption needs authority confirmation. PAN is 145.

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.

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• Verbal Reasoning
• Non-Verbal Reasoning

1. 1. Lincolnshire Consortium 11+ examination

   The policy specifies one multiple-choice Verbal Reasoning paper and one multiple-choice Non-Verbal Reasoning paper, commissioned from GL Assessment, with a total standardised score of 220 or better. Registration begins in January of Year 5. The test is in September of Year 6; the policy describes the third and fourth Saturdays as usual dates and says registered parents will be told the precise dates. Results are published in October.

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.

King Edward VI 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 outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

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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. Admissions Policy for September 2027

   King Edward VI Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

5. Entry to Year 7 September 2027

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

6. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools

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

7. Entry to Year 7 in September 2027

   The King's School, Grantham. Accessed 21 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. Admissions Policy for September 2027

    King Edward VI Grammar School. 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.