Admissions
How to apply for a Year 7 place
Register for the Entrance Test
To register your child for the Entrance Test there are two pathways:
If your child attends a primary school within our designated transport area (as listed below), and is in Year 5, registration forms will be distributed by your child’s primary school in January. These should be returned to your primary school by Friday 21 March 2025 indicating whether or not you wish your child to take part in the testing process.
If your child is from outside our school’s designated transport area, and they do not sit their 11+ tests in their primary school, they can be tested at our school if we are your preferred choice for secondary education; to discuss this further and request a registration form you should email a.duff@queenelizabeths.co.uk who will acknowledge receipt within 7 working days.
Primary Schools within our designated transport area are:
- Alford Primary School
- Huttoft Primary & Nursery School
- Mablethorpe Primary Academy
- St Helena’s CE Primary School
- St Margaret’s CE Primary School
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School
Make an informed choice
In order to make an informed choice please do look at our online prospective and come and visit us; either on our Open Evening, which is on 24 June 2025, or by making an appointment to come to the school during the working day when our headteacher, Mr Thompson, will give you a guided tour and you can get a real flavour of what we have to offer. We encourage parents to contact the school again in October, or indeed throughout the year, should they feel they need discuss any outstanding issues or concerns with the Headteacher or his PA, Mrs A Duff.
Taking the Test
Every year, in September Year 6 children sit their 11+ tests, the dates of which are available using the link below.
Results
To be eligible for a place in Year 7 at one of Lincolnshire's grammar schools, children must demonstrate that they have reached the required standard for entry as determined by 11 plus testing. The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers. Results of the tests will be sent to parents by email in mid-October (a list of useful dates is available on our website). Where email is not available they will be posted first class.
Applications
The final state in the application process is to complete an online application with your local authority. The best way to do this is to apply at https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/apply-school where you can make three preferences. A copy of the Lincolnshire School Admissions Guide together with the LCC Going to School in Lincolnshire Guide are available via our website using the links below.
Local Authority decisions
The LEA review test results, and together with parental choices determine who gains a place at the school. The school is not involved in offering places or determining who does or does not get a place. Passing the test is not a guarantee of a place at the school. A copy of our Admissions Policy is published on our school website annually.
11+ Information & Frequently Asked Questions
Further information about 11+ testing and frequently asked questions, plus links to testing materials, can be found at: https://grammarschools.lincs.sch.uk/the-11-plus/testing-arrangements
Below are links to our current and future admissions policies. For further information either about admissions in Y7 or mid-year please contact the school office:
- Telephone: 01507 462403
- Email: reception@queenelizabeths.co.uk
Policies
Admission Policy Consulation
We are currently consulting on the Admissions arrangements for Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar, Alford. The School Admissions Code (2021) requires admission authorities wishing to make changes to their arrangements to undertake a 6-week consultation between 1 October and 31 January.
A full copy of the 2026 school admissions arrangements can be found below. We are looking to consult on changes to our preferences for offering of places to include pupil premium children and siblings as below:
- 3. Pupils living in the designated free transport area who have reached the qualifying standard for entry and who are eligible for pupil premium.
- 7. Pupils not living in the designated free transport area or attending a primary school in this area who have a sibling at the school at the time of application who will still be attending the school at the time of admission and who have reached the required score.
- 8. Pupils not living in the designated free area who have reached the qualifying standard for entry and who are eligible for pupil premium or the service premium.
The consultation will run from Friday 22 November 2024 to Friday 3rd January 2025.
If you would like to make any comments on the consultation, please contact us via email at: reception@queenelizabeths.co.uk or via post addressed to:
Mr G ThompsonQueen Elizabeth's Grammar
Station Road
Alford
Lincolnshire
LN13 9HY
Transport
Find Your Nearest School
Please click on the link below to find your nearest school for admissions applications: