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Spalding · boys grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Boys · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Lincolnshire 11+ (GL, VR+NVR)
Year 7 places
150
Location
Spalding, Lincs
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Spalding Grammar School

Spalding Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Spalding. To be considered your child first needs to pass Lincolnshire 11+ (GL, VR+NVR), which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

Pass; then EHCP/looked-after, then designated-area boys by score (score raised if over 150), then outside area; distance tie-break. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Spalding Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Spalding
Lincs
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Spalding

Spalding High School
Spalding · Catchment area
0.4 miles away
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne · Catchment area
9.3 miles away
Boston Grammar School
Boston · Catchment area
14.3 miles away
Boston High School
Boston · Catchment area
15.4 miles away
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford · Catchment area
18.5 miles away
Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Sleaford · Catchment area
18.5 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Spalding Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Lincolnshire 11+ (GL, VR+NVR) 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

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Spalding schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Spalding Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Spalding Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Yes. Spalding and its feeder parishes form a priority area; if oversubscribed there, the qualifying score is raised.
Is Spalding Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Spalding Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Spalding Grammar School measured?+
Pass; then EHCP/looked-after, then designated-area boys by score (score raised if over 150), then outside area; distance tie-break. 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 Spalding Grammar School?+
Children applying to Spalding Grammar School sit Lincolnshire 11+ (GL, VR+NVR), 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 Spalding Grammar School offer?+
Spalding Grammar School admits 150 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 Spalding Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Spalding Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Lincolnshire 11+ (GL, VR+NVR)?+
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 Spalding 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 Spalding Grammar School and your local authority before applying.