Year 7 admissions for September 2025

Request

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Year 7 admissions for September 2025 for:

 

1) Spalding Grammar School (boys)

 

2) Bourne Grammar School

 

Please provide the following for each school:

 

A. The straight-line distance (in miles, to three decimals) of the last applicant offered a place in the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 admission round (i.e., the furthest distance offered for a qualifying applicant).

 

B. The cutoff score or qualifying standard, if applicable, used for the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 admission round.

 

C. The total number of applicants, number of offers made on National Offer Day, and number of appeals lodged and upheld (if available at this time).

Decision

Bourne Grammar School

 

September Year 7 Intake Data (as at national offer day)

 

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

 

 

 

 

 

Furthest distance offered

16.627

16.268

17.186

16.012

19.348

Qualifying score

220

220

220

220

220

Total applicants

577

468

462

509

517

Total offers

240

240

240

240

240

Last place offered on distance alone

7.459

10.75

9.188

8.984

6.997

Appeals lodged

 

 

 

 

 

Appeals upheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N.B. Distances in miles measured by straight line distance.

 

Bourne Grammar's final deciding criteria is distance, so I have provided the distance of the last place offered on distance alone, as well as the furthest distance of anyone offered.

 

Appeal data will be held by the school. 

 

Spalding Grammar School

 

September Year 7 Intake Data (as at national offer day)

 

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

 

 

 

 

 

Furthest distance offered

24.063

78.92

18.832

9,300

84.245

Qualifying score

220

220

220

220

220

Total applicants

292

236

248

247

263

Total offers

150

141

150

150

150

Last place offered outside of catchment on score

247

220

223

226

222

Appeals lodged

 

 

 

 

 

Appeals upheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

N.B. Distances in miles measured by straight line distance.

 

Spalding Grammar's final deciding criteria is 11+ score outside of their catchement area, so I have provided the score of the last place offered, as well as the furthest distance of anyone offered.

 

Appeal data will be held by the school.

Reference number
14480050
Date request received
17 November 2025
Date of decision
12 December 2025