Admissions
Year 6-10 2025
For immediate or September 2025 entry, please contact admissions to check the availability of places before submitting an application as the deadline for applications was Monday 2 December 2024 and the entrance examination took place on the morning of Tuesday 7 January 2025.
2026 Entry
We are now welcoming applications for entry in September 2026. The entrance exam will take place on Wednesday 7 January 2026. To apply, please click here.
You can apply by clicking the APPLY ONLINE link below.
Key dates:
- Deadline for receipt of applications - 4pm on Monday 8 December 2025
- Deadline for receipt of scholarship and bursary applications - Monday 8 December 2025
- Entrance examinations - Morning of Wednesday 7 January 2026
- Bursary and scholarship assessments - exact dates to be confirmed January 2026
- Parents informed of decisions - by the end of January 2026
- Deadline for acceptance of places - exact date to be confirmed in early March 2026
Please note that candidates may not resit an entrance examination/assessment within the same academic year and may only make one re-application for entry within each phase prior to Sixth Form (Kindergarten - Year 2; Years 3 - 6; Years 7 - 10).
For information about the entrance examinations, click here.
Sixth Form
We welcome applications from academically engaged pupils who want to play an active part in the Sixth Form life of Leicester Grammar School. Entry to the Sixth Form is by interview, offers of a place being conditional upon the GCSE grades gained. Applicants who can demonstrate the following attributes have the best chance of being offered a place:
- A good academic track record, with at least three GCSEs at grade 7 and three GCSEs at grade 6.
- A genuine interest in their proposed A-level subjects and a clear rationale for their choices.
- A track record of engaging positively in activities beyond study. For example: music, drama, sport, Duke of Edinburgh, Scouts, NCS or part-time work.