School 11+

Lancaster Royal Grammar School: 11+ entrance exam

Co-educational grammar school in Lancaster.

Lancaster Royal Grammar School · Co-educational grammar school · LancasterAdmissions (the school’s website)

Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

11+ For Year 7

The 11+ entrance test

Lancaster Royal Grammar School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths and English.

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

176 places, as the school’s page gives them Source

Saturday 26 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 7 September 2026. Source Source
Saturday 26 September 2026; online registration opened Monday 13 April 2026 and day-pupil applications closed Monday 7 September 2026; results 6 October 2026. Boarders may instead sit on 20 January 2027.
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source

Who sets it: GL Assessment. Source Source
How it is taken: On paper. Source
Optically read answer sheets.
What it tests: Verbal reasoning, maths and English. Source
The papers: Verbal Reasoning, multiple choice, no calculator; Mathematics, multiple choice, no calculator; English, multiple choice, no calculator. Source Source
Three GL papers on optically read answer sheets; timings not given on the pages read; no calculators.
How places are decided: Catchment or priority area first, then the score. A minimum standard is set each year (no fixed pass mark); qualifiers ranked by aggregate score, with all qualifiers from the City of Lancaster priority area offered places, then residual catchment. Source Source
Practice and familiarisation: Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Interview Inferred: No. Source
Day places by test only; boarding applicants have an interview for boarding suitability.
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

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

Maths
The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.
English
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.
The last fortnight
The plan works to September of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

Sources

Admissions, Lancaster Royal Grammar School checked 29 September 2026
The page’s words
“The deadline for applications for day pupils for 2027 entry: Monday 7 September 2026 ... 11+ entrance tests take place at LRGS on Saturday 26 September 2026 for 2027 entry. There are three tests: Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English. We do not use Non-Verbal Reasoning.”
“There are three tests: Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English. We do not use Non-Verbal Reasoning.”
11+ Admissions Booklet 2027, Lancaster Royal Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“the school admits: 164 day places 12 state boarding places ... The 11+ is an entrance examination provided by GL Assessment ... No reference books, dictionaries, or calculators are allowed. ... There is no fixed “pass mark”. Each year, a minimum standard is set ... places are offered in rank order and subject to oversubscription criteria.”
“LRGS 11+ registration opens Monday 13th April 2026, online application ... Closing date for LRGS 11+ registration Monday 7th September 2026 11+ entrance test at LRGS Saturday 26th September 2026”

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