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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy 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
Station Road, Alford, East Midlands, LN13 9HY
Year 7 admission
Mixed Year 7 admission
School type
Fully selective state school
Funding
State-funded
Day or boarding
Day school
Religion or denomination
GIAS records no applicable religious character.
Published admission number
84
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
84
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GL Assessment produces the Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness tests specifically for the Lincolnshire Consortium Grammar Schools.
GL Assessment produces the Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness tests specifically for the Lincolnshire Consortium Grammar Schools. is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

  • Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 PlusFormal consortium
    Provider
    GL Assessment produces the Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness tests specifically for the Lincolnshire Consortium Grammar Schools.
    Delivery
    Two in-person tests are administered by the grammar schools, with candidates recording answers on the required answer sheets; the same tests may be taken only once in the school year.

    The two LCGS tests are standardised to identify the required ability range, commonly the top 25%; each member school applies its own determined qualifying and oversubscription policy, so reaching the consortium standard does not itself guarantee a place.

    Official registration page
Eligibility
Applicants must sit the Lincolnshire Grammar Schools Consortium 11+ tests and achieve the required standardised score of 220, approximately the top 25% ability range.
Score policy
Two tests, one verbal reasoning and one non-verbal reasoning, are standardised to a qualifying score of 220.
Oversubscription
EHCP-named applicants who achieved the required score; looked-after and previously looked-after children; qualifying siblings and Pupil Premium applicants in the designated free-transport area; other qualifying designated-area and feeder-primary applicants; then other qualifying applicants, with score, distance and independent random allocation tie-breaks.
Registration
GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Non-Verbal Reasoning
  • Spatial Awareness

These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

  1. 1. Verbal Reasoning test

    The first LCGS 11+ test is taken at the beginning of Year 6.

  2. 2. Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness test

    The second LCGS 11+ test is taken at the beginning of Year 6.

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.

Shared assessment-route dates

Registration opens
7 January 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Registration deadline
31 March 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Verbal Reasoning test
12 September 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Awareness test
19 September 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Local Authority application deadline
31 October 2026
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus
National Offer Day
1 March 2027
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus

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 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy use?

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy uses Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy have?

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy's published admission number is 84 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy?

Applicants must sit the Lincolnshire Grammar Schools Consortium 11+ tests and achieve the required standardised score of 220, approximately the top 25% ability range.

Are Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

EHCP-named applicants who achieved the required score; looked-after and previously looked-after children; qualifying siblings and Pupil Premium applicants in the designated free-transport area; other qualifying designated-area and feeder-primary applicants; then other qualifying applicants, with score, distance and independent random allocation tie-breaks.

What subjects should a child prepare for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy?

The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, and Spatial Awareness.

How current is the information for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy?

Trace Learn reviewed 5 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

  1. 2026 11+ Testing Information

    Bourne Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

  2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

  3. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools Admissions Procedure for Entry in September 2027

    The King's School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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

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

  5. Admissions Arrangements for September 2027

    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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