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Grammar schools in North Lincolnshire

There are no grammar schools in North Lincolnshire.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any — North Lincolnshire is one of the majority that does not, so local state secondaries admit without a selective test.

The nearest is Caistor Grammar School, about 13.7 miles away in Lincolnshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to North Lincolnshire

Straight-line distance from the centre of North Lincolnshire — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen 13.7 miles Mixed Good
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough 13.8 miles Mixed Good
King Edward VI Grammar School Louth 29.3 miles Mixed Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle 33.1 miles Mixed Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford 39.6 miles Mixed —
Carre's Grammar School Sleaford 41.3 miles Mixed Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Caistor Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Qualified children living within 6.5 miles (straight line) — highest verbal reasoning score first (published source)
  3. Up to 12 places for Pupil Premium (Ever 6) children outside the catchment — highest score first (published source)

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children with a brother or sister on roll (published source)
  3. Children of staff (published source)

King Edward VI Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Siblings of children still at the school (published source)
  3. Twins and other multiple births who have all passed (published source)

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children eligible for the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Children living in the designated free-transport area — in order of total test score (published source)

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children in the designated free-transport area with a sibling at the school (published source)
  3. Pupil Premium children in the designated free-transport area (published source)

Carre's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children registered for free school meals in the last six years (Pupil Premium) (published source)
  3. Children with a sibling at a Community Inclusive Trust secondary school (published source)

Schools in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire has 83 open schools. Browse all North Lincolnshire schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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