Schools / Skegness Grammar School
Skegness Grammar School is a co-educational selective grammar school in Skegness, Lincolnshire, educating around 620 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Lincolnshire Consortium 11+, GL Assessment papers in verbal and non-verbal reasoning, in which an aggregate standardised score of 220 is the qualifying standard.
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Set by GL Assessment
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS) 11+ test, GL Assessment (verbal reasoning and non-verbal/spatial reasoning; qualifying total standardised score 220).
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Set by GL Assessment
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS) 11+ test, GL Assessment (verbal reasoning and non-verbal/spatial reasoning; qualifying total standardised score 220).
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: Two Saturdays in September of Year 6 — verbal reasoning, then non-verbal reasoning a week later
Results: Mid-October 2027 — consortium results are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring 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: Two Saturdays in September of Year 6 — verbal reasoning, then non-verbal reasoning a week later
Results: Mid-October 2026 — consortium results are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring 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
A child must reach the consortium qualifying standard of 220. Oversubscription criteria are then set school by school — typically looked-after children first, then catchment or sibling tiers at some schools, then distance.
| Entry year | Qualifying score | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Aggregate standardised score of 220 (verbal reasoning + non-verbal reasoning, GL Assessment; maximum 282) | Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools qualifying standard, shared by all 15 consortium schools. Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 |
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 52; 62% 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 33.64 (average grade C+); 11.6% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 52.4; 67.3% 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 29.53 (average grade C)
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.
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Instrumental Scholarship, published in the school's official Music Development Plan (2024–25, published July 2024): offered to two students in each year group, for musicians of any instrument or voice and any style or tradition; selection/audition process not stated in the plan. Scholars also receive 30-minute sessions with the school's Musician in Residence and perform in three scholarship recitals a year (December, April, July).
When: Two scholars in each year group; scholarships are awarded for the full duration of the scholar's time at Skegness Grammar School.
What it's worth: 30 x 30 minute fully funded instrumental music lessons per year with one of the approved Skegness Grammar School instrumental tutors.
How to apply: Via the school's Music Department under its published Music Development Plan (David Ross Education Trust music programme); no separate application form published.
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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