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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: 11+ entry

Glen Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2029 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

  • Year 7 places

    180

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications219First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8884032,z,3,Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School,181,181,172,6,2,385,219,95,66,1.2732558139534884,1.2099447513812154,138,80,Academy converter,No religious character,6.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001450,Rossendale and Darwen,150261,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)385All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8884032,z,3,Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School,181,181,172,6,2,385,219,95,66,1.2732558139534884,1.2099447513812154,138,80,Academy converter,No religious character,6.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001450,Rossendale and Darwen,150261,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day181Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8884032,z,3,Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School,181,181,172,6,2,385,219,95,66,1.2732558139534884,1.2099447513812154,138,80,Academy converter,No religious character,6.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001450,Rossendale and Darwen,150261,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.1Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,888,E10000017,Lancashire,Secondary,8884032,z,3,Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School,181,181,172,6,2,385,219,95,66,1.2732558139534884,1.2099447513812154,138,80,Academy converter,No religious character,6.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001450,Rossendale and Darwen,150261,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

The school's allocation figures for 2026 are in one of the documents we could not fetch, so we cannot show past results yet.

At a glance

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 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
Who the school admits.
Year 7 places
180Year 7 placesChecked 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 source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type
academy (part of Star Academies)School typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (BRGS), is part of the Star Academies. As an 11-18 progressive and inclusive Academy, the Local Accountability Board will consider all applications equally.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

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  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Registering for the exam is separate from applying for a place: Online entrance exam registration with the school (separate from the LA Common Application Form), by 12 noon on 14 September 2026.Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Parents who wish their child to take the entrance examination must register in advance.View the official source Then name the school on your council form: Common Application Form to the LA by 31 October 2026.Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Submission of your Common Application Form due to the LA by 31 October 2026View the official source

How places are given

6 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2029 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked-after and previously looked-after children (including those adopted from state care abroad)

    The policy's own words
    Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after
  2. 2

    Children at an Area 1 primary school, ranked by entrance exam mark (brothers and sisters at the school first within this group)

    The policy's own words
    Children attending Area 1 primary schools ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark.
  3. 3

    Children at an Area 2 primary school, ranked by entrance exam mark (brothers and sisters at the school first within this group)

    The policy's own words
    Children attending Area 2 primary schools ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark.
  4. 4

    Children of staff employed at the school for 2 or more years, or recruited to a skill-shortage post

    The policy's own words
    Children of staff employed at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School for 2 or more years
  5. 5

    Children with a brother or sister in Years 7 to 11 at the school

    The policy's own words
    Children with a sibling(s) in years 7-11 attending Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School at the time of application and offer of a place
  6. 6

    All other children who reach the standard, ranked by entrance exam mark

    The policy's own words
    All other children ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark.

Source: Lancashire County Council, checked

Who qualifies
Children must pass the entrance examination to be considered for a place; passing does not guarantee a place because of the over-subscription criterion. How qualifying children are ordered is in the school's admissions policy.Source: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
Online entrance exam registration with the school (separate from the local authority (LA) Common Application Form), by 12 noon on 14 September 2026.Source: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide

The 2027 arrangements are determined (final)Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Admissions – Policies ... Determined Admission Arrangements 2027View the official source, but we have not read them yet. Children must pass the entrance exam to be considered, and passing alone does not settle a place, because places then go through the school's priority order. Late exam registrations: Entrance exam registrations received after 12 noon on 14 September 2026 are not accepted.Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: This will be the final date to register for the entrance examination. Applications received after this time will not be accepted.View the official source

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published
  • Papers: Verbal reasoning; Maths; EnglishBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: The examination will consist of three papers: verbal reasoning, maths and English.View the official source
  • When it is sat: September of Year 6Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 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
  • Practice material: Free familiarisation material from GL Assessment's websiteBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Familiarisation materials are available to download free of charge from the GL Assessment website.View the official source
  • Access arrangements: Register as early as possible (preferably before June 2026) so GL Assessment can prepare modified papers; no access-arrangement requests accepted after 12:00 noon on 14 September 2026.Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: If your child may require access arrangements on the day of the exam, please register as early as possible (preferably prior to June 2026). GL assessment requires time to process requirements for modified papers, and these may not be able to be offered if registering later. Applications for access arrangements are not able to be accepted after 12:00 noon on 14 September 2026.View the official source
  • How results are sent: Results sent via the school's online systemBacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 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

The school has not published its 2028-entry arrangements yet: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions – Policies ... Allocation of Places 2026 ... Determined Admission Arrangements 2026 ... Determined Admission Arrangements 2027 ... Determined Admission Arrangements Sixth Form 2026View the official source.

How the Lancashire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Evening (September 2027 admissions) (passed)

    18:30-20:30

Source: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Lancashire County Council administers appeals on behalf of the school (see LCC School Appeals page); school appeals guidance document.Source: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council 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. Lancashire County Council administers appeals on behalf of the school (see LCC School Appeals page); school appeals guidance document.Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.The source says: Lancashire County Council administers the appeals process on behalf of the school.View the official source The council's appeal deadline for 2027 entry is 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.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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