At a Glance
Assessment: GL 11 Plus
Fees Type: Free
Boarding: Day school
Admissions: Mixed Boys and Girls
Places per year: 240
Competition: Medium
Introduction
Bourne Grammar School is a mixed selective grammar school. The main aims of Bourne Grammar School are not focused solely around academic success, but rather shaping their students to be well rounded individuals with greater interests and a greater understanding of the outside world. At Bourne they try to teach their students to have a great work ethic. Bourne Grammar School offers a bursary fund to those in need between the ages of 16-18 to help those in need financially while they attend sixth form or university. Bourne Grammar also has seen recent improvements with a new and improved science block with state-of-the-art labs for the teaching of sciences.
Bourne Grammar School shows great academic success in 2019, the latest reliable data sample available. In Progress 8 Bourne scored 0.79 which is “Well above average” indicating that Bourne Grammar School provides their students with great academic growth. 88% of the students at Bourne Grammar School scored a 5+ in Maths and English GCSEs. The Attainment 8 score for Bourne Grammar School was 69.3, 23 points above average.
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Bourne Grammar School’s Key Information
Regularly updated information regarding contact details and key information on the school.
School Address
Full Address:
Bourne Grammar School, South RoadBourne
Lincolnshire
PE10 9JE
Contact Information
Parking in the school
- There is parking within the school as well as nearby on-street parking.
- Car park: 27 Hereward St, Bourne, PE10 9EX, 0.5 miles from the school.
- Car park: 29 Burghley St, Bourne, PE10 1EQ, 0.6 miles from the school.
Key Information for Bourne Grammar School
PAN for Year 7 intake (2023)
Total Student Capacity Years 7 to 13 (2022)
Total Students Years 7 to 13 (2022)
Percentage Capacity (2022)
Latest Ofsted Rating (2008)
Selection Test
Bourne Grammar School’s Key Dates and Application Information
Information on the key dates required for application to the 11 admissions and the entry tests involved in that application.
Open Day
Entry Exam Registration
Practice Exam at Bourne Grammar School
11 Plus Verbal Reasoning test at Bourne Primary Schools and St Gilberts
11 Plus Non-Verbal Reasoning test at Bourne Primary Schools and St Gilberts
11 Plus Verbal Reasoning test at Bourne Grammar School
11 Plus Non-Verbal Reasoning test at Bourne Grammar School
Entry Exam Results Date
Common Application form (CAF) Deadline
Application Documents for Bourne Grammar School
The following are links to important sites and pdfs. They contain a lot more detail as this page only shows the essentials. The 2022 Admissions policy is provided because the 2023 policy is unavailable.
Section 4: Bourne Grammar School Exam Format
Bourne Grammar School uses the exam format that is shared by all of the schools in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools. We will outline the components of the test and how they decide who gets a place in the school.
The Bourne Grammar School Entry Exam: Overview
The entry exam is a GL 11 Plus exam, consisting of two papers, taken on different dates. The first test will be on Verbal Reasoning, the second test will ne on Non-Verbal Reasoning. Both tests are multiple choice questions.
Paper One
Verbal Reasoning (multiple choice)
Paper Two
Non-Verbal Reasoning (multiple choice)
GL 11 Plus Assessment Criteria
| English | Maths | Verbal Reasoning | Non-Verbal Reasoning | Additional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✖✖ | ✖✖ | ✔✔ | ✔✔ | ✖✖ |
Catchment Area
Entry Exam: Pass Criteria
The pass criteria is a standardised score of 220. This has been selected so as to filter out the top 25% of students in the local area. All applicants must achieve the pass mark in order to be accepted.
Catchment area
Bourne Grammar School does not use catchment areas, instead places will be given to the applicants that live closest to the school. There is a map on the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools website that shows the usual area where students are accepted from.
Additional eligibilities
Applicants who have achieved the pass mark and are eligible for any of the below will be given priority in receiving places at Bourne Grammar School.
- “Education, Health and Care Plan”
- “Looked After Children”
- Siblings of current students
- Children of members of staff
Bourne Grammar School FAQs
The pass mark of a standardised score of 220 is used by nearly all of the schools in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools. It is designed to select the top 25% of students. The standardisation is done by taking the total scores from the two papers and adjusting them for factors such as age so that they are more fair. A higher mark in the entry exam does not guarantee a place if they are oversubscribed.
Bourne Grammar School’s exam uses the GL 11 Plus exams. In particular they use the multiple choice versions of the Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning papers.
You can get practice papers on the Bourne Grammar School website
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