Lancashire Royal Grammar School

Lancashire Royal Grammar School is a single-sex Boy’s Grammar School located in Lancashire, with an Ofsted rating of ‘Good’

Attainment 8*

Progress 8*

Ofsted rating: Good

Area safety score

Number of Applicants to LA**

Applicants to LA per place

League table ranking

* Attainment 8 is a measure of GCSE attainment, and Progress 8 is a measure of student improvement

** Number of applicants is provided by the Department of Education based on School Applications through the Local Authority. This is lower than the number of test takers

School 11+ Subjects and Exam Boards:

11+ Subjects

Maths

English

Verbal Reasoning

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Creative Writing

11+ Exam Boards

GL Assessment

CEM

ISEB

SET

School Written

Exam details:

Lancashire Royal Grammar School assesses: Maths, English and Verbal Reasoning

These are three multiple choice exams that students sit.

The Mathematics paper runs for 50 minutes and consists of 50 questions

The English paper is 45 minutes long and consists of 56 questions. This includes two passages with various questions to test pupils’ spelling, punctuation and grammar

The Verbal Reasoning test is 50 minutes long and consists of 80 questions

All of the questions contained within these exams are based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum

Key milestone and dates:

Note: While we are confident in our research and experience, we would advise you to contact the School and Local Authority directly to be sure of key information

June, 2022

June 18, 2022

September 1, 2022

September 5, 2022

September 24, 2022

October 31, 2022

March 1, 2023

September, 2023

School registration opens

Parents who wish to register their child to this school must complete this online. Parents must complete a Lancashire Royal Grammar School form, available online. Parents must also complete a Local Authority application form, depending on where you live, this can be found on your LA website.

Open Day

The school holds an open day for Year 5 students considering applying to the school.

Local Authority registration opens

Indicate to your Local Authority which schools you intend to apply to.

School registration closes

Make sure you register before this date.

11+ Entrance Test

Everyone who has applied to the school will be invited to sit the entrance test.

Local Authority registration closes

Make sure you indicate to your Local Authority which schools you will be applying to before this date.

National Offer Day

You will be told which school your child has been enrolled into by your Local Authority - congratulations!

First day of Year 7

Good luck to your child on their first day of Secondary School!

Catchment area and Pass marks:

The catchment area is defined by the boundaries of the City of Lancaster

The school does not have a cut-off score, entry is based on the strength of 11+ candidates sitting the test

Get in touch if you are not sure if you are within the catchment area or not

School contact details:

How should I prepare?

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