Loughborough Grammar School Year 6 (10+) Entry Guide

About Loughborough Grammar School

Loughborough Grammar School, the boys’ school within the Loughborough Schools Foundation, admits boys into Year 6. The school doesn’t brand this as a 10+; it’s simply Year 6 entry, with the entrance exam sat in the January of Year 5 and an interview alongside.

A currency note upfront: as of late July 2026 the school’s site still showed the January 2026 exam cycle, so confirm the 2027-entry dates with the Registrar rather than assuming.

Key information for 2027 entry to Loughborough Grammar School at 10 Plus (10+)

• School type: boys’ school (within a co-educational campus foundation), Loughborough; entry into Year 6, age 10 by 1 September of the entry year
• English paper: comprehension (about 40 minutes) plus writing with a choice of subject (30 minutes), following national curriculum guidelines
• Maths paper: 60 minutes in two parts, short mental-working questions then longer method-based problems, at Key Stage 2 level
• No verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper
• Interview with a member of the senior leadership team
• Entrance exams have run on a Saturday in January (most recently 10 January 2026); 2027-entry dates weren’t yet published at the time of writing, so confirm with the school
• The school does not supply past or practice papers
• Contact: 01509 233233, [email protected]

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Loughborough Grammar School at 10 Plus (10+)

The shape of the process is stable year to year: an entrance exam on a Saturday in January of Year 5, English and maths only, plus an interview with a member of the senior leadership team. The most recently published sitting was Saturday 10 January 2026; ring the Registrar on 01509 233233 for the current cycle’s exam date, fee and deadline, which hadn’t been posted at the time of writing.

Eligibility is plainly stated: a boy must be 10 years old by 1 September of the year he joins.

How can I register my child for the 10 Plus (10+) assessment at Loughborough Grammar School?

Register through lborogrammar.org or directly with the Registrar (01509 233233, [email protected]), who will confirm the current deadline and fee. Given the site’s publishing lag, treat the phone as the reliable source for this school’s dates.

What is the 10 Plus (10+) assessment format at Loughborough Grammar School?

Two papers, both squarely on the national curriculum. English is a comprehension of about 40 minutes plus 30 minutes of writing with a choice of subject. Maths is an hour in two halves: quick mental-working questions, then longer problems where method matters. There’s no reasoning paper, and the school doesn’t supply past papers.

That combination, KS2 content, no past papers, method-marked maths, rewards a boy who shows his working and finishes his writing, over one who has memorised question types.

Loughborough Grammar School 10 Plus (10+) top tips for your child

• Practise comprehension and a 30-minute piece of writing in one sitting, mirroring the English paper
• Split maths practice between quick-fire mental work and longer written problems, as the paper does
• Insist on visible working; the second maths section is method-based by design
• Skip reasoning practice for this school and spend the time on writing quality
• Get dates and the fee from the Registrar directly; the website has lagged the cycle

How to prepare your child for the 10 Plus (10+) Loughborough Grammar School assessment

With no past papers supplied by the school, well-pitched practice papers are the closest substitute: our 10+ English and maths packs below match the KS2-grounded format with full answers, and the spelling and vocabulary series feeds the writing paper. A January exam suits a full autumn of weekly practice.