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Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 11+ admissions

A girls' grammar school in Lancashire, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in.

  • Girls
  • Lancashire
  • FSCE

Checked 27 September 2026.

  • Which test

    FSCE

    School 11+ entrance test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

    Details

  • Year 7 places

    145

    September 2027 entry

    Details

All 4 Lancashire grammar schools

Lancashire grammar schools compared
SchoolForYear 7 placesGCSE Attainment 8, 2025
Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolBoys and girls18074.4
Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolBoys16474.1
Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls14573.4
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolBoys and girls18073.3

Compare Lancashire grammar schools: test, scores and results day

Which 11+ test?

Test
School 11+ entrance test
Written by
FSCE
Which entry year
Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

Test type: FSCE.

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 5 now (2026 to 2027).

Open events

Open evening for Year 4/5 families (September 2027 entry)
25 June 2026This date has passed.

Places and demand

How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published.

Places

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: Year 7 places and offers
EntryWhatFigure
Sept 2027Published admission number (Year 7 places)145

Ofsted and GCSE results

Last graded inspection
Good, 21 September 2022
Reports
Read the Ofsted reports

GCSE results (DfE)

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: GCSE performance by year
YearPupilsAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English and mathsEBacc average point scoreProgress 8
2024 to 202514173.492.2%7.06Not available
2023 to 202414473.795.1%7.050.69
2022 to 202314271.694.4%6.660.54

Appeals

A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.

The appeal deadline will be in the offer letter.

Questions parents ask

What 11+ test does Lancaster Girls' Grammar School use?

FSCE. School 11+ entrance test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

How many Year 7 places does Lancaster Girls' Grammar School have?

Published admission number (Year 7 places): 145 (September 2027 entry).

Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School?

Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.

Sources

Where each figure on this page comes from.

  1. ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
  2. lggs.org.uk · Test provider and format, Open events · checked 27 September 2026
  3. lancastergirls.reactfiles.co.uk · Places, Published admission number (Year 7 places) · checked 27 September 2026
  4. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
  5. explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
  6. gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026

For anything not shown here, the school's admissions page is the source to trust.