Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School 11 plus: 2024 entry guide

Are you thinking about registering your child for a place at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School? We've collated everything you need to know about applying for Year 7 entry in 2024, including the content of the 11 plus exam and how to help your child prepare.

About Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School (KGGS) is a selective school in Lincolnshire that has been providing an education to girls since 1910. It's rated as one of the top 16 secondary schools in Lincolnshire, according to Ofsted.

The school delivers a traditional approach to education with a focus on self-directed study and classroom learning. It prides itself on its thriving house system, listing a house pantomime, choir and dance competition as the highlights of the school calendar. The school also has strong international links with schools in France, Germany and Japan.

• Address: Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School, Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU

• Local authority: Lincolnshire County Council

• School type: girls' grammar

• Headteacher: James Fuller

• Number of pupils: 1,200+

• National rank (Sunday Times Parent Power): 147

• A level results: 78.6% A*–B

• GCSE results: 55.2% A*/A/9/8/7

Key info for Year 7 admissions

• Admissions contact: [email protected], 01746 563017

• Number of places in Year 7: 174

• Open day date: Tuesday 11th July 2023 at 6pm

• 11 plus registration opens: January 2023

• 11 plus registration closes: 31st March 2023

• Exam date: 16th and 23rd September 2023

• Exam type: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools: GL Assessment

• Common application form (CAF) deadline: 31st October 2023

• National school offer day: 1st March 2024

How to apply to Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

If you would like your daughter to be considered for a place at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, you will need to register for her to take the 11 plus exam and apply for a school place separately:

• Register for the 11 plus: you will need to register for your child to take the Lincolnshire 11 plus exam via the Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School website by 31st March 2023.

• Apply for a school place: you will need to submit your local authority common application form (CAF) and name Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School as your preferred school of choice. If you're applying from within Lincolnshire, you will be able to complete this form on the Lincolnshire County Council website between 1st September and 31st October 2023.

What is the pass mark for Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School?

After your child takes the 11 plus exam, a team of independent professional markers will double-mark and check the papers. Some scores will be age-standardised and then the results for the school will be ranked in order.

The qualifying level (pass mark) is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers. Children who meet and exceed this pass mark are normally working within the top 25% of their cohort.

You will receive your child's results in the 11 plus by email on Friday 13th October 2023. However, passing the 11 plus does not guarantee that your child will receive a place at the school, as more children normally qualify for a place than there are places available. See more information about this below.

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School oversubscription criteria

There are 174 places available in Year 7 at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School. If the number of children who meet the qualifying score exceeds 174, the school will apply oversubscription criteria to decide which children should be offered places.

Children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which specifically names the school and who have met the qualifying score will be allocated places first. The remaining places will then be allocated accordingly:

1. Looked After and previously Looked After children

2. Children who have a sibling enrolled at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School at the time of registration

3. Children who are eligible for the Pupil Premium who meet the qualifying standard and whose home address is within 12 miles of the school

4. Children who have a parent employed by the school

5. The distance of the child's home from the school (priority is given to children living closer to the school site)

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