Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
| Postal address | Regent Street Lancaster LA1 1SF |
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| Telephone | 01524 581661 |
| Headteacher | Mr C Beard |
| Number on roll January 2025 | 997 |
| Admission number 2026/27 | 145 |
Information relating to autumn term 2025 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 197 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 48 |
| 3rd | 52 |
| Total preferences received | 297 |
Summary of policy
This is an academy – please contact the academy for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.
Admission of Pupils
Where there are more applicants that have achieved the pass mark or MAEC than places available, after the offering of places to pupils with existing EHCP's which name the school in the section I, the following oversubscription criteria will apply in this order of priority:
- Looked after and previously looked after children who have achieved the pass mark or who score up to and including 5% below the pass mark or have achieved the MAEC.
- Applicants whose home address is located in the city of Lancaster at the time of application who are eligible for pupil premium and who achieved the pass mark or who score up to and including the 5 % below the pass mark or who have achieved the MAEC
- Applicants whose home address is in the City of Lancaster at the time of application
- Children of staff members employed by Lancaster Girls Grammar School
- Applicants whose home address is outside of the City of Lancaster who are eligible for the pupil premium and who have achieved the pass mark or who score a maximum of 5% below the pass mark or who have achieved the MAEC
- All other applicants
Tie breaker
Where the number of eligible applicants within each over-subscription category above exceeds the number of places available, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by the rank order of applications.
Where there is more than one applicant with the same rank order then the order in which places are allocated will be determined by reference to the distance between the applicant's home address (as defined in this policy) and the address point of the school those living closer having higher priority.
The distance measure is a straight-line measurement (radial) between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordinance survey data).
Where the distance between two or more applicants is equal (e.g. where they may live in the same block of flats), random lottery will be used to determine the order in which places are allocated, which will take place in front of a person who is independent of the school.
Registration for entrance test
Parents must register their child for the entrance test by returning the Registration Form and returning a copy to the School. The closing date for 2026 registration is noon on Friday 12th September 2025.
Entrance test date
The entrance test will be conducted on Saturday 27th September 2025.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.