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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS) 11+

The 14 schools share one test: set by GL Assessment, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.

Checked against the sources below on 29 September 2026. Dates and arrangements change: the schools’ own admissions pages are always the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

How Remelia helps with this test

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, counted towards the exam. Not covered: spatial reasoning and the test’s own format.

What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests

Particular to this test

  • The last fortnight

    The plan works to September of Year 6; until the schools publish the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

Not covered

  • Spatial reasoning

    Remelia does not teach spatial reasoning.

Key dates

When it is sat.

  1. Friday 11 September 2026

    For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 31 March 2026. Source Source
    Two sittings a week apart: VR Fri 11 (in primary schools) or Sat 12 Sept (at the grammar school); NVR Fri 18 or Sat 19 Sept 2026. Registration (with an individual grammar school) opened Wed 7 January 2026; the consortium deadline is 31 March 2026, but Bourne gives 30 June and King’s Grantham took late registrations to 17 July 2026. Familiarisation materials to primary schools by 26 June 2026. Results emailed Fri 9 Oct 2026.

  2. Not yet published

    For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
    Only the 2026 key dates (2027 entry) are published.

The schools

14 schools, one test.

Each school takes its own applications and decides its own offers. Places are as each school’s page gives them, where it does.

The exam

What the schools say.

Each line links to the page it comes from. A line marked Inferred is read from the page, which does not say it in so many words; the note under it says how.

Who sets it
GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken
On paper. Source
What it tests
Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning. Source Source
The papers
Verbal Reasoning, multiple choice; Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning, multiple choice. Source
Papers are equally weighted, each standardised to a maximum of 141. The VR test is preceded by a ten-minute practice test; paper lengths are not published.
How places are decided
A standardised score at or above a threshold (220). Source Source
Practice and familiarisation
A familiarisation booklet. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
Taken under test conditions in primary schools (or at the grammar school); cannot be taken home. GL’s commercial multiple-choice VR/NVR practice packs are recommended for out-of-county children.
Interview Inferred
No. Source
Entry is by the qualifying score; no consortium or school page read mentions an interview (Queen Elizabeth’s High School’s policy says it holds none).
What has changed Inferred
No change of provider announced on the admissions page read on 29 Sep 2026 (MM-868); the page does not give the provider history, so a change before 2023 cannot be ruled out from it. Source

Sources

Where every line comes from.

Every page read for this exam, with the date it was checked, and the words quoted from it.

  1. Year 7 Entry 2027, Boston High School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “achieve the minimum required score, which is set and standardised by the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools”

  2. 2026 11+ Testing Information for applications to join Year 7 in September 2027, Bourne Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “All students who wish to apply for a Year 7 place at Bourne Grammar School must sit the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools’ 11+ tests. ... The School is able to offer 240 places in Year 7”

    “The 11+ Verbal Reasoning test and Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test used by Bourne Grammar School and the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools are produced and marked by GL Assessment.”

    “Please note that we do not use 11+ English or Maths tests so please ignore those sample papers.”

    “There are two 11+ tests and both must be taken. The Verbal Reasoning Test This is the first test that is taken. Questions are multiple-choice ... The Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning Test This test is taken one week after the Verbal Reasoning test.”

    “A qualifying score is a combined score of 220 or above (282 is the maximum possible standardised score).”

    “Official familiarisation papers for both tests are sent out to the primary schools* in the summer term of Year 5”

    “Please note that the normal deadline for 11+ registration is 30 June 2026.”

  3. Entry to Year 7 in September 2027, Carre’s Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Saturday 12 September 2026 Verbal Reasoning 11+ test will take place at Carre’s Grammar School Saturday 19 September 2026 Non-Verbal Reasoning 11+ test”

  4. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “There are 15 selective schools in Lincolnshire.”

  5. Entry to Year 7 in September 2027, Kesteven & Sleaford High School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Saturday 12 September 2026 Verbal Reasoning 11+ test will take place at Kesteven & Sleaford High School Saturday 19 September 2026 Non-Verbal Reasoning 11+ test”

  6. 2027 Admission Arrangements, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar Alford checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “the required standardised score for entry is 220. The current PAN for admissions in Year 7 is 84.”

  7. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Horncastle Admissions Policy Y7-11 2027 checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The school is a member of the consortium of Lincolnshire Grammar Schools ... 3.2 The agreed admission number for entry in September 2027 is 120 in four forms of entry.”

  8. 11+, Skegness Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “we recommend families start with the official GL Assessment familiarisation materials and the Lincolnshire Grammar Schools Consortium information.”

  9. Spalding Grammar School Admissions Policy 2027 entry checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “There is an admission limit of 150 in each year spread over five forms of entry.”

  10. Admissions Policy, Spalding High School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The School’s planned Admissions number (PAN) for all Year Groups 7-11 is 150.”

  11. 11 Plus, Boston Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The admission number of the school for each Year 7 intake cohort is 120.”

  12. Admission arrangements for The King’s School during the 2027-2028 school year checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “School’s Published Admission Number (PAN) for Year 7 is 174 pupils per year.”

  13. Entry to Year 7 in September 2027, The King’s School, Grantham checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Candidates are required to take a Verbal Reasoning Test and a Non-Verbal Reasoning & Spatial Awareness Test specifically produced by GL Assessment for Lincolnshire Grammar Schools”

  14. Admissions (11+), Queen Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “Our Published Admissions number is 188 for entry in September 2027”

  15. Testing arrangements, Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools checked 29 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “The Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools currently uses GL Assessment to provide 11+ Testing, this arrangement may change over time.”

    “Candidates record their answers on an Optical Mark Reading (OMR) sheet, being required to shade the correct choice on the OMR sheet.”

    “Familiarisation papers, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, will be made available to Lincolnshire feeder primary schools.”

  16. 11+ Key Dates 2026, Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools checked 22 September 2026
    The page’s words

    “First 11+ Test – Verbal Reasoning ... Second 11+ Test – Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness”

    “Wed 07 January 2026 Registration for the LCGS 11+ testing in September opens. ... Tue 31 March 2026 Deadline for registration forms to be returned to the individual Grammar Schools”

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