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Fully selective state school · Lancashire

Lancaster Royal Grammar School 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address
East Road, Lancaster, North West, LA1 3EF
Year 7 admission
Mixed Year 7 admission
School type
Fully selective state school
Funding
State-funded
Day or boarding
Boarding school; day provision not confirmed
Religion or denomination
Christian
Published admission number
176
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
176
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Assessment route not published.

Eligibility
Boys must register for and sit the age-standardised 11+ entrance tests, achieve the minimum level set by the Trustees' Admissions Committee, and apply through the Lancashire coordinated scheme as well as the school's registration.
Score policy
Applicants must reach a minimum test level set by the Trustees' Admissions Committee and are ranked by aggregate score across the entrance tests; some priority categories also allow scores up to 5% below the minimum level.
Oversubscription
After qualifying applicants with a named SEN statement or EHCP, priority is looked-after or previously looked-after children, priority-catchment pupil-premium boys, priority-catchment boys, residual-catchment pupil-premium boys, residual-catchment staff sons, residual-catchment boys, then qualifying boys outside the residual catchment; test performance ranks within categories and random allocation breaks an exact tie.
Registration
GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

Key dates

Registration opens
GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
Registration deadline
GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
Test date
GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
CAF deadline
GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
National Offer Day
GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Fees

Fee per term
This is a state-funded school.
Fee per year
This is a state-funded school.
Published fee context
This is a state-funded school.

Inspection context

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Lancaster Royal Grammar School use?

The current official evidence does not yet publish Lancaster Royal Grammar School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Lancaster Royal Grammar School have?

Lancaster Royal Grammar School's published admission number is 176 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Lancaster Royal Grammar School?

Boys must register for and sit the age-standardised 11+ entrance tests, achieve the minimum level set by the Trustees' Admissions Committee, and apply through the Lancashire coordinated scheme as well as the school's registration.

Are Lancaster Royal Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

After qualifying applicants with a named SEN statement or EHCP, priority is looked-after or previously looked-after children, priority-catchment pupil-premium boys, priority-catchment boys, residual-catchment pupil-premium boys, residual-catchment staff sons, residual-catchment boys, then qualifying boys outside the residual catchment; test performance ranks within categories and random allocation breaks an exact tie.

What subjects should a child prepare for Lancaster Royal Grammar School?

The exact assessed subjects for Lancaster Royal Grammar School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.

How current is the information for Lancaster Royal Grammar School?

Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

  1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

    Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

  2. Admissions Policy September 2027 entry

    Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

  3. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

    Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.

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