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Grammar schools in Grimsby

There are no grammar schools in Grimsby.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire have 15 of them, but none in Grimsby itself — so every state secondary in Grimsby admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Caistor Grammar School, about 9.9 miles away in Lincolnshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire have 15 grammar schools, but none in Grimsby itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Grimsby

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

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen 9.9 miles Mixed Good
King Edward VI Grammar School Louth 13.1 miles Mixed Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford 22.7 miles Mixed —
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle 23.3 miles Mixed Good
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough 29.6 miles Mixed Good
Skegness Grammar School Skegness 32.7 miles Mixed —

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)

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 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)

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)

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)

Skegness Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children with a sibling on roll at the time of admission (published source)
  3. Children living in the designated free-transport area (published source)

Schools in Grimsby

Grimsby has 56 open schools. Browse all Grimsby schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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