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Lancaster · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment + open
score places
Intake
Girls · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
FSCE (English & Maths)
Year 7 places
145
Location
Lancaster, Lancashire
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School runs a two-route admissions model. It reserves a block of places for a designated catchment or priority area, where home-to-school distance matters, and it offers a second block of places on 11+ score alone, open to families living anywhere. That makes it both a catchment school and, in part, a super-selective.

Pass the FSCE test, then ranked: looked-after, City-of-Lancaster pupil-premium, out-of-area pupil-premium, then the highest-scoring candidates overall. So if you live in the priority area you compete mainly with local families, and if you live further away a high enough score can still win one of the open places.

Bottom line: Lancaster Girls' Grammar School has a catchment, but it is not the whole story, a strong score keeps the door open even from outside the area.
Grammar schools near Lancaster
Lancashire
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Lancaster

Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster · Catchment area
0.7 miles away
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe · Catchment area
20.1 miles away
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton · Catchment area
31.9 miles away
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Waterfoot · Catchment area
32.1 miles away
Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton · Catchment area
32.2 miles away
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith
Penrith · Part-catchment
43.1 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for FSCE (English & Maths) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Aim high: a top score can win an open place from anywhere, and helps in the catchment block too.

FAQs

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Lancaster Girls' Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Partly. Pupil-premium girls in the City of Lancaster are prioritised, but remaining places go to the highest scorers from anywhere.
Is Lancaster Girls' Grammar School super-selective?+
Partly. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School reserves some places on 11+ score alone (open to any address) but also keeps a block for its catchment or priority area, so it is best described as part super-selective, part catchment.
How is the catchment for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School measured?+
Pass the FSCE test, then ranked: looked-after, City-of-Lancaster pupil-premium, out-of-area pupil-premium, then the highest-scoring candidates overall. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School?+
Children applying to Lancaster Girls' Grammar School sit FSCE (English & Maths), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Lancaster Girls' Grammar School offer?+
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School admits 145 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Lancaster Girls' Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes. You can sit the test from any address, and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School keeps a block of places for the highest scorers regardless of where they live, so an out-of-area child with a strong score has a realistic route in.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, either the open score block or your position in the catchment.
When do we register for the FSCE (English & Maths)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and your local authority before applying.