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Lancashire 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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Lancashire County Council must receive your secondary school application by 31 October 2026Lancashire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Saturday 31 October 2026 - National closing date for secondary applications (statutory).View the official source. That is the one deadline every Year 6 family shares. The grammar schools each run their own registration and send their own results. For September 2027 entry the test was on 26 September 2026Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: 11+ entrance tests take place at LRGS on Saturday 26 September 2026 for 2027 entry.View the official source, and offers come on 1 March 2027Lancashire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Monday 1 March 2027 - Offers issued to parentsView the official source. For September 2028 entry, the schools have not set the test yet.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

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  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for the test. This is not the school place application.

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Dates not published

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Not published yet: Test day

      Not yet published

  3. Step 3: Results

    Dates not published

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

    1. Not published yet: Results

      Not yet published

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Now

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      in 11 days

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Coming up

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists

    Coming up

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Coming up: Appeal deadline

      in about 25 weeks

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

  1. Step 1: Register for the test

    Dates not published

    Sign your child up for the test. This is not the school place application.

    1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

      Not yet published

    2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

      Not yet published

  2. Step 2: Your child sits the test

    Dates not published

    The test day, and any practice test before it.

    1. Not published yet: Test day

      Not yet published

  3. Step 3: Results

    Dates not published

    You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.

    1. Not published yet: Results

      Not yet published

  4. Step 4: Apply for school places

    Coming up

    List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.

    1. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

      Expected

  5. Step 5: Offers

    Dates not published

    Your council tells you which school has offered a place.

    1. Not published yet: National Offer Day

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  6. Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists

    Dates not published

    If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.

    1. Not published yet: Appeal deadline

      Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Lancashire County Council must receive your secondary school application by 31 October 2026Lancashire 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Saturday 31 October 2026 - National closing date for secondary applications (statutory).View the official source. That is the one deadline every Year 6 family shares. The grammar schools each run their own registration and send their own results. On test day they line up: all four Lancashire grammar schools normally test on the same day, but not all use the same testsClitheroe Royal Grammar School: Same day as other lancashire grammarsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Please note that all four Grammar Schools in Lancashire normally hold their entrance tests on the same day. However, not all Grammar Schools in Lancashire will do the same entrance tests.View the official source. For September 2027 entry the test was on 26 September 2026Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: 11+ entrance tests take place at LRGS on Saturday 26 September 2026 for 2027 entry.View the official source. Results then arrive school by school, as set out below. The council form opened on 1 September 2026Lancashire 2027 entry: Caf opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Tuesday 1 September 2026 - Apply from this dateView the official source, and offers come on 1 March 2027Lancashire 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Monday 1 March 2027 - Offers issued to parentsView the official source. For September 2028 entry, the council form opens in September 2027Lancashire 2028 entry: Caf opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: 1 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2017 | Sep 2028 | Sep 2027 - Oct 2027View the official source and closes in October 2027Lancashire 2028 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: 1 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2017 | Sep 2028 | Sep 2027 - Oct 2027View the official source. The schools have not set that test yet. For example, the Lancaster Royal Grammar School test date is: Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2028 entry: Stage1Not yet published by Lancaster Royal Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Booklet for entry in 2027 ... Admissions Policy for entry in 2027 ... Admissions Booklet for entry in 2026View the official source.

Results dates by school

SchoolRegistration closedResults
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School14 September 2026, noonBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: The deadline to apply for our entrance exam is 12 noon on 14 September 2026.View the official sourcebefore 23 October 2026Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Results will be sent out via our online system prior to the 23 October 2026.View the official source
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School4 September 2026, noonClitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Applications closed at 12:00 noon on Friday 4th September 2026.View the official source9 October 2026, noonClitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Parents / carers will receive a letter by 12.00 noon on Friday 9 October 2026.View the official source
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School9 September 2026, noonLancaster Girls' Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: The closing date for 2027 registration is noon on Wednesday 9th September 2026.View the official source17 October 2026Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Girls' Grammar School.The source says: 17th Oct 2026 | Parents notified of test resultsView the official source
Lancaster Royal Grammar School7 September 2026Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Closing date for LRGS 11+ registration Monday 7 September 2026View the official source6 October 2026Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The results of the 11+ entrance tests are sent to arrive with parents by Tuesday 6 October 2026.View the official source

Later steps after offer day

Waiting lists and appeals follow fixed council dates. The deadline to ask for a waiting list place is 12 March 2027 (deadline to ask for a place on a waiting list)Lancashire: Waiting list request deadline2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Friday 12 March 2027 | Deadline for requesting a place on theView the official source. Appeals must be lodged by 14 April 2027Lancashire 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Appeal deadline for Lancashire schools.View the official source. The council adds: Appeals lodged by the deadline are heard by an independent panel by 17 June 2027Lancashire: Appeal hearings2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Thursday 17 June 2027 Appeals for Lancashire schools submitted by the deadline heard by an independent appeal panelView the official source. Lancaster Royal Grammar School also holds a later test sitting on 20 January 2027Lancaster Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Supplementary test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Boarding candidates take the main 11+ entry tests on Saturday, 26th September 2026, or the separate boarders’ entrance tests held on Wednesday, 20th January 2027.View the official source.

What each result means is covered on the Lancashire results page. Build a dated plan for your family with the Lancashire 11+ plan.