Bourne Grammar School | Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Papers and Answers

Oversubscription policy — Candidates will only be considered eligible for admission if they are deemed to be of selective ability as a result of the testing process, with a score of 220 or above.

Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be determined as follows:

The child is in public care or has previously been in public care.
There is a brother or sister on roll at the school at the time of application.
Children of school staff.
The distance from the home to school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. The nearest address to the School is found by measuring the distance from your address to the School by straight-line distance.

If two or more children are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the School or working in Children’s Service Directorate at the local authority.

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School Summary

Bourne Grammar School was established in 1330 and is a mixed, selective grammar school in Lincolnshire. It is part of the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools and became an academy in 2012.

The school has been expanding massively over the last decade now has over 1400 students on roll. The school also has a large sixth-form. This expansion has led to the school being awarded £4 million of funding for a new Science block.

This school is known for producing top exam results and is often within the top three schools in the East Midlands.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.

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Exam Information

Exam style: GL Assessment (Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools).

Exam types:

Verbal Reasoning
Non-verbal Reasoning/Spatial Reasoning

Exam length — 2 x 1 hour exams (including instructions and introduction).

Pass mark — 220

The scores from both exams are combined and must total at least 220 to be considered eligible for entry.

Other exam information:

All questions will be multiple choice and must be answered in a separate booklet.
Both exam results will be combined to create the final result.
Both tests are taken on the same day with a short break in between.
Verbal reasoning exam is taken first and consists of 80 questions.
Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning exam is taken one week later. This test consists of 70 questions.

Scores will be standardised and age-weighted.

Please note all grammar schools in Lincolnshire (except Caistor Grammar School) sit the same exam and your child will only be able to take it once.

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