Schools / Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is a selective grammar school for girls in Lancaster, Lancashire, educating around 1,000 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry is through an FSCE entrance test of mixed-subject papers covering the Key Stage 2 curriculum, taken in the summer of Year 5 or the autumn of Year 6 depending on the school.
Athena holds admission-route records for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
FSCE entrance test (current, including 2027 entry).
3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
FSCE entrance test (current, including 2027 entry).
3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: FSCE papers sat in the summer of Year 5 or the early autumn of Year 6, depending on the school (see the route description)
Results: Autumn term of Year 6 — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 4 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: FSCE papers sat in the summer of Year 5 or the early autumn of Year 6, depending on the school (see the route description)
Results: Autumn term of Year 6 — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 4 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Places are allocated under each school’s published criteria after its FSCE entrance test — typically score ranking with the statutory priorities first. Check the school’s policy for any local priority or catchment tier.
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 73.4; 92.2% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 41.25 (average grade B); 34.1% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 73.7; 95.1% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 42.24 (average grade B+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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