How to Apply

Year 7 Admissions (11+ Entry)

Planning to join KEVIGS in Year 7?

Our admissions process guides you step by step—from registering for the 11+ test and attending our Open Evening, to taking the test and applying for a place. Follow these steps to secure your spot at our school and begin your journey with us.

Step 1: Registration for the 11+

• The 11+ test is required for Year 7 entry
• Register for the test
• Registration is managed by the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
• Registration opens in the spring term of Year 5 and closes on 31st March
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Step 2: Attend our Open Evening

• Held during the summer term and gives you the chance to meet our staff and students to see what life at KEVIGS is like

Step 3: Take the 11+ Test

• The tests take place in September of Year 6
• Pupils sit two papers: Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Results are released in mid-October, in time for secondary school applications

Step 4: Applying for a Place

• Apply through your Local Authority's application system by the national deadline of 31st October
• Name King Edward VI Grammar School as one of your preferences

Offers and Admissions Criteria

Places at KEVIGS are offered based on:

1. Achievement of the qualifying standard in the 11+ test

2. Admissions Policy criteria, which include:

   • Students with an EHCP

   • Looked-after or previously looked-after children

   • Siblings of current students

   • Students living in the catchment area or attending a named primary school

   • Other qualified applicants, ranked by score