Caistor Grammar School is a co-educational 11 to 18 selective school. The school became Grant Maintained in September 1991, when the school’s admissions policy was included in the school’s proposals for Acquisition of Grant Maintained Status. It became a Foundation School on September 1st 1999 and an Academy on 1st December 2010. The school follows the Lincolnshire County Co-ordinated Admission Scheme.
Applicants will take Verbal Reasoning tests in the Autumn Term of Year 6. Caistor Grammar School will administer these tests. Only children who attain a total score of 220 or more in the tests will be eligible for entry. This is designed to select the upper 25% of the ability range.
Applications for entry into Year 7 in September 2026 will open at the beginning of March 2025, via a link at the top of our website.
Key Dates for entry into Year 7 in September 2026
| 15th August 2025 | Deadline for registration to take the 11+ entrance papers. Please note that we would be very grateful for parents who register by early July, as it helps us to prepare for the tests before the summer break. You will get an automated email copy of your responses; this is your confirmation that we have received the information. Please check your junk mail if you have not received this within 24 hours. If you have still not received this within 48 hours, please contact the school on admissions@caistorgrammar.com as we cannot accept registrations after this deadline. |
| 12th Sept 2025 | By this date, parents will receive an email with details of how the School will run the two test dates including timings, and how we will communicate the outcome of the tests to parents. |
| 20th Sept 2025 | First 11+ Entrance Paper- Standard Verbal Reasoning. |
| 27th Sept 2025 | Second 11+ Paper- Multiple Choice Verbal Reasoning. |
| 14th Oct 2025 | Parents are informed of the outcome of the tests via email. |
| Half Term | The school will close at 3:45pm on Friday 17th October. We will reopen at 8:45am on Monday 3rd November. You will be unable to discuss your application with a member of staff during Half Term, and emails sent during this time will be responded to during the week commencing 3rd November. |
| 31st Oct 2025 | Deadline for submitting your preference form to the Local Authority. Please check with your Local Authority how to do this. You cannot join our School unless you have submitted the preference form. |
| 2nd March 2026 | National offer day for secondary schools, when the Local Authority informs you if you have a place. |
To apply for in-catchment status for September 2026, you must live within 6.5 miles ‘as the crow flies’ from the School on 1st September 2025. While the school are happy to advise on your address’ catchment status, you can also check yourself using this link.
Information about the 11+ testing and sample questions are available here
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require any further information on 01472 851250 or email admissions@caistorgrammar.com.