Grammar schools in the Lancashire 11+ area
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The grammar schools in Lancashire are Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolLancashire: SchoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Lancaster Royal Grammar School 11-18 Boys' Grammar School/Co-educational Sixth Form
View the official source. On test day, one school explains: 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. Each school runs its own registration, so you register separately with every school you want to try for. Clitheroe, for example, states: The CRGS online application form (registers the child for the entrance exam) must be completed in addition to the LA Common Application Form.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Parents who wish their son/daughter to take the entrance examination must complete a Clitheroe Royal Grammar School application form which can be found on our website (www.crgs.org.uk).
View the official source Once a child reaches a school's standard, that school's own priority order decides who is offered a place. The list below runs A to Z. It is not a ranking, because the right school depends on your child and your daily travel.
How far offers reached at each school
Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
No distance published
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Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolGirls
No distance published
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Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolBoys
No distance published
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Each school in brief
| School | Pupils | Test provider | Year 7 places, September 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School | mixedBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a selective co-educational academy grammar school in Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, EnglandView the official source | GL AssessmentBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Our entrance examination is provided by GL Assessment.View the official source | 180Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: We admit up to 180 students each year, based on their performance in our entrance examination, which is held each September.View the official source |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | mixedClitheroe Royal Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The school is a mixed, selective 11-18 grammar school providing a free education.View the official source | FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The Entrance Examination papers will be provided by Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE).View the official source | 180Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The number of intended admissions to year 7 is 180.View the official source |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | girlsLancaster Girls' Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Girls' Grammar School.The source says: Places are offered to girls based on the admission testsView the official source | FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Girls' Grammar School.The source says: we have adopted the Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE) Entrance Test as our Year 7 Entrance Test.View the official source | 145Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Admission number 2027/28 | 145View the official source |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar School | boysLancaster Royal Grammar School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a grammar school for boys with a coeducational Sixth Form.View the official source | GL AssessmentLancaster Royal Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The 11+ is an entrance examination provided by GL Assessment and used by Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolView the official source | 164Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: Year 7: 164-day places and 12 boarding places for boysView the official source |
Catchment rules worth knowing
Where you live matters at some schools. Clitheroe gives priority in tiers: (1) Looked after and previously looked after children (incl. those in state care outside England then adopted). (2) Immediate catchment area and Pupil Premium. (3) Immediate catchment area. (4) Wider catchment area and Pupil Premium. (5) Wider catchment area. (6) Outside catchment and Pupil Premium. (7) Outside catchment.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: If the number reaching the required standard is greater than 180 and the school is therefore ... then the school will rank the applicants who have reached the required standard according to the following admissions priority criteria:
View the official source At Lancaster Girls' Grammar School the rule is: Priority for girls whose home is in the City of Lancaster when they apply (criteria 2 and 3); girls from elsewhere come afterLancaster Girls' Grammar School: Catchment (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancashire County Council.The source says: Applicants whose home address is in the City of Lancaster at the time of application
View the official source. Lancaster Royal Grammar School also offers state boarding: State boarding places (separate published admission number). Applicants must meet the academic standard and are normally interviewed for boarding suitability; priority to looked-after/previously looked-after children, then children of UK Armed Forces members eligible for MoD boarding assistance, then children with a demonstrable boarding need. Not interchangeable with day places.Lancaster Royal Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lancaster Royal Grammar School.The source says: The Trustees will also make boarding places available, up to the Published Admissions Number for boarding for boys who, in the considered opinion of the Trustees, can benefit from residential education and whose suitability on grounds of academic ability is established.
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For test and results dates at each school, see the Lancashire dates page. To compare schools against your own priorities, use the Lancashire 11+ plan.