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Grammar schools in Leicester

Schools for
Within, from Leicester

Grammar schools within 30 miles

6

Leicester has no state grammar schools.

  1. 19 milesLawrence Sheriff SchoolBoys · Warwickshire · GL Assessment
  2. 20 milesRugby High SchoolGirls · Warwickshire · GL Assessment · 150 places
  3. 28 milesThe King's School, GranthamBoys · Lincolnshire · GL Assessment
  4. 28 milesKesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGirls · Lincolnshire · GL Assessment
  5. 29 milesBishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolBoys · Birmingham · GL Assessment · 192 places
  6. 30 milesSutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsGirls · Birmingham · GL Assessment

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Questions people ask

Are there grammar schools in Leicester?

No. Leicester council runs no state grammar schools, but 6 are within 30 miles, in Birmingham, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire. The nearest is Lawrence Sheriff School, 19 miles from the centre.

Which 11+ test do they use?

All 6 within 30 miles use GL Assessment.

Does living nearby get my child a place?

Not on its own. Your child must pass the school's 11+ test. Many schools then give places by distance or catchment area, and some take the highest scores wherever children live. Each school's page sets out its rules.

How we work this out

What it does

Leicester has no state grammar schools of its own. These are the nearest, with who they take and their 11+ test.

All 163 state grammar schools in England on the Department for Education's register, September 2026.

Method

  1. We start from Leicester's centre on the Ordnance Survey's map of places.
  2. We measure a straight line from there to each school's registered location and list the schools inside your chosen distance, nearest first.
  3. Boys, girls or mixed, the test provider and the Year 7 places come from each school's own admission arrangements for September 2027.
  4. Schools named 'grammar' that are not state grammar schools come from the same DfE register: independent schools, and state schools it lists as non-selective.