LGLancaster Girls' Grammar School 11+ admissions

• Lancaster Girls' Grammar School entrance test

  School-specific assessment · Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE). The school's page identifies FSCE as its Year 7 entrance test and links the FAQ for the named FSCE consortium. · Two standardised tests sat on the same day, both covering English and Mathematics. The school gives families the venue and sitting details; it has not published whether answers are on paper or on screen.

  The results are standardised and combined in rank order. The Admissions Committee determines a cohort-specific Pass Mark after the tests; it may vary with the cohort's score distribution. No fixed numerical pass mark is stated for September 2027 entry. Qualifying does not guarantee a place if more girls qualify than the 145-place PAN; oversubscription criteria apply.

  Check the official test registration page

Eligibility

Girls must sit the 11+ Entrance Test, achieve the cohort's required Pass Mark, and apply through the coordinated admissions arrangements with the school named on the Common Application Form.

Score policy

Two standardised English and Mathematics tests are combined and ranked; the Pass Mark is determined for each cohort and can rise or fall, and achieving it does not guarantee a place.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Published area: City of Lancaster district council boundary, including the wider district shown in Appendix 4.

This is the district council boundary, not just Lancaster city centre or a school-distance radius. Appendix 4 shows the policy map; confirm a full address with the school or Lancashire district-council lookup. Residence is assessed at application. Home is where the child normally lives and sleeps for more than half of Sunday-to-Thursday nights in term time; a factual 50/50 split uses the application address. Other owned/rented properties may require proof. Notify Lancashire and the home authority promptly about moves and provide address/date evidence. Returning service/Crown families may use the evidenced intended address, or unit/quartering address on request.

Year 7 PAN is 145. The Admission Committee sets the pass mark for each cohort; there is no fixed qualifying score or guaranteed place. EHCP admissions follow the statutory process; qualified EHCP-named applicants are allocated first within PAN. The priority order is: care/previously-care applicants, including adoption after overseas state care, at the pass mark or up to and including 5% below; Lancaster-district premium applicants with the same concession; other qualified district applicants; qualified children of school staff; outside-district premium applicants with the same concession; then other qualified applicants. Declare premium eligibility on the Entrance Test Form; the school checks with the current school. The policy does not define an FSM look-back period, so confirm premium eligibility rather than assuming a generic six-year rule. Staff can be full/part-time and teaching/non-teaching, with two years employed at application and an HR letter. Birth/adopted children can live elsewhere; stepchildren or a cohabiting partner’s children must share the staff home after at least one year’s cohabitation. Within each Year 7 category, test rank comes first, then nearer straight-line distance between OS home and school address points, then a lottery witnessed by a person independent of the school. Multiple births applying together to the same year group are all offered if at least one gains a place; confirm how academic eligibility applies to each child. Register for the test by noon on 9 September 2026; it is on 26 September. Late registration is considered only where required under the Equality Act. A separate home-authority CAF naming the school is due 31 October. The waiting list is reranked by criteria through 31 December 2027, with the same ties; time waiting gives no priority. Section 15 specifies pupils reaching the full pass mark, despite the 5% concessions: confirm waiting-list eligibility for concession applicants. Fair Access allocations take precedence.

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

• English
• Mathematics

These stages are verified for the linked school-specific assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. 1. School entrance test

   Candidates sat two standardised tests on 26 September 2026; both cover English and Mathematics. The school uses the FSCE test. The 2027-entry policy says the Pass Mark is determined after the cohort takes the test.

2. 2. Qualification and coordinated offer

   Candidates who reach the Pass Mark are ranked under the school's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria; attaining the pass mark does not by itself guarantee a place. A separate home local authority CAF is required.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

26 September 2026

Published CAF date

31 October 2026

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if this school is in another area. Check your home council's on-time application deadline before relying on the date shown here. Read the government's application guidance.

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.

Lancaster Girls' 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. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

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

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

3. Admissions Policy 2027/2028

   Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

4. 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.

5. Admissions Policy 2027/2028

   Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. Admissions Policy 2027/2028, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

   Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Year 7 Admissions

   Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7 Entry, Frequently Asked Questions

   FSCE consortium (Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Ermysted's Grammar School and Skipton Girls' High School). Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.