Schools / Leicester Grammar School
Leicester Grammar School is an independent co-educational school in Great Glen, Leicestershire, educating around 1,300 pupils aged 3 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview.
Athena holds admission-route records for Leicester Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - papers in English, Mathematics and Reasoning.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - papers in English, Mathematics and Reasoning.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (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: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (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
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
GCSE: 74% of all GCSEs awarded the top grades of 9-7 (A*-A); 56% were awarded grade 8 or above, and 31% grade 9
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 46.80 (average grade A-); 48.1% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.50 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Awarded on performance in the entrance assessment plus a short interview
When: Outcomes at the end of January
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: All entrance candidates automatically considered — no separate application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Digital portfolio of 5–10 pieces, followed by a drawing assessment for shortlisted candidates
When: Portfolio deadline 7 December 2026; drawing assessment in January 2027
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — submit portfolio by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Audition workshop
When: Application form by 7 December 2026; audition workshop in January 2027
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship application form by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Practical assessment: prepared performance plus a short interview
When: Assessment in January 2027; application form deadline Monday 7 December 2026
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship application form by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Practical assessment in January: sport-specific activities, athletic tests and an interview
When: Application form by 7 December 2026; assessment in January 2027
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship application form by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested assessment of family finances, and dependent on the pupil's academic performance in the entrance exam; support is available for entry into Years 7 to 12, from Year 7 only
When: Applied for when the child first applies to the school; means re-tested annually
What it's worth: Up to 100% of the termly fee
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate need on the application form and provide proof of income and assets
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Around 12 awards; external candidates are assessed at a Taster Day plus interview, internal candidates by written application and interview
When: Lent term of Year 11
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required (internal candidates apply in writing; external candidates are considered through the Sixth Form entry process)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Portfolio, interview and an assessment drawing
When: Deadline Friday 26 February 2027
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — submit portfolio by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Interview and audition
When: Lent term
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Practical assessment: prepared performance plus a short interview
When: Assessment in February–March 2027; application form deadline Friday 26 February 2027
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship application form by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Practical assessment and interview
When: Application deadline Friday 26 February 2027; assessment in the Lent term
What it's worth: One-off award of £500
How to apply: Separate application required — scholarship application form by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested assessment of family finances, and dependent on the pupil's academic performance; support is available for entry into Years 7 to 12
When: Applied for when the child first applies to the school; means re-tested annually
What it's worth: Up to 100% of the termly fee
How to apply: Separate application required — indicate need on the application form and provide proof of income and assets
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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