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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: 11+ entry

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 2BA

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: Clitheroe Royal 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 Clitheroe Royal 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 Clitheroe Royal 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 Clitheroe Royal 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 Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications231First-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,8885403,z,3,Clitheroe Royal Grammar School,175,175,174,1,0,451,231,88,132,1.3275862068965518,1.32,28,18,Academy converter,No religious character,11.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001422,Pendle and Clitheroe,136390,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)451All 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,8885403,z,3,Clitheroe Royal Grammar School,175,175,174,1,0,451,231,88,132,1.3275862068965518,1.32,28,18,Academy converter,No religious character,11.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001422,Pendle and Clitheroe,136390,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day175Places 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,8885403,z,3,Clitheroe Royal Grammar School,175,175,174,1,0,451,231,88,132,1.3275862068965518,1.32,28,18,Academy converter,No religious character,11.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001422,Pendle and Clitheroe,136390,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.6Applicants 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,8885403,z,3,Clitheroe Royal Grammar School,175,175,174,1,0,451,231,88,132,1.3275862068965518,1.32,28,18,Academy converter,No religious character,11.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001422,Pendle and Clitheroe,136390,7View the official source

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

About these figures

Clitheroe does not publish a pass mark or past cut-off scores. It does say how many children applied to sit the test:

The admission number is Admission number permanently raised to 180 (six forms) from September 2024Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2024 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The permanent expansion means our Pupil Admission Number is permanently increased to 180 with a 6-form entry in Year 7 from September 2024.View the official source. So roughly two or more children apply for every place. Past figures are a guide, not a promise. We have left out the 2025 figure: the school printed the same number two years running, and we are checking it.

At a glance

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 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
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a free, state selective grammar school with academy status.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
180Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The number of intended admissions to year 7 is 180.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
the governors (Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Academy Trust)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: As an academy school, the governors are responsible for setting the school's admission arrangements.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
Named parishes
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Your home address on the day applications close is the one the school uses for its catchment tiers: 4 September 2026, noonClitheroe Royal Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: requires that the family permanently reside within the designated area shown in Appendix 2 or Appendix 3 before the closing date for applications.View the official source.

How places are given

7 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Clitheroe Royal 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 (incl. those in state care outside England then adopted)

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

    Immediate catchment area and Pupil Premium

    The policy's own words
    Candidates whose permanent residence is within the immediate catchment area and who qualify for Pupil Premium* funding at the time of registering to take the Entrance Examination.
  3. 3

    Immediate catchment area

    The policy's own words
    Candidates whose permanent residence is within the immediate catchment area.
  4. 4

    Wider catchment area and Pupil Premium

    The policy's own words
    Candidates whose permanent residence is within the wider catchment area and who qualify for Pupil Premium* funding at the time of registering to take the Entrance Examination.
  5. 5

    Wider catchment area

    The policy's own words
    Candidates whose permanent residence is within the wider catchment area.
  6. 6

    Outside catchment and Pupil Premium

    The policy's own words
    Candidates whose permanent residence is outside the catchment area and who quality for Pupil Premium* funding at the time of registering to take the Entrance Examination.
  7. 7

    Outside catchment

    The policy's own words
    Candidates whose permanent residence is outside the catchment area.

Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked

Who qualifies
Required standard set each year by the Admissions Committee from candidates' performance; if more reach it than there are places, oversubscription categories apply and candidates within categories 2-7 are ranked by test ability.Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
Catchment
Two tiers. Immediate catchment: listed Civil Parishes of the Borough of Ribble Valley (Appendix 2: 42 numbered parishes from Aighton, Bailey & Chaigley to Worston, plus Clitheroe shown on the list as "Clitheroe (shown as C'roe)"). Wider catchment: the Lancashire districts of Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre, plus Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority (Appendix 3). Everyone else is outside catchment.Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Within categories 2 to 7, equal scores are separated by straight-line distance to the school, then by random draw if the distances are equalSource: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Within each residence tier (immediate catchment, wider catchment, outside catchment) Pupil Premium candidates who reached the required standard are placed before other candidates (criteria 2, 4, 6). No reserved number of places and no lower score.Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
The CRGS online application form (registers the child for the entrance exam) must be completed in addition to the local authority (LA) Common Application Form.Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
Waiting list
Confidential waiting list ranked by ability (ties: oversubscription categories 2-7 order, then distance), kept for the academic year of admission; until 31 December of Year 7 a withdrawn place goes to the highest-placed applicant.Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Friday 4 September 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The arrangements for September 2027 are determined (final)Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Please find below the Determined Admissions Policy and Admissions Handbook for entry into Year 7 in September 2027.View the official source.

Catchment, in three tiers. Two tiers. Immediate catchment: listed Civil Parishes of the Borough of Ribble Valley (Appendix 2: 42 numbered parishes from Aighton, Bailey & Chaigley to Worston, plus Clitheroe shown on the list as "Clitheroe (shown as C'roe)"). Wider catchment: the Lancashire districts of Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre, plus Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority (Appendix 3). Everyone else is outside catchment.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The immediate catchment area consists of the following Civil Parishes of the Borough of Ribble Valley: ... The wider catchment area consists of the following districts of the Borough Council area of Lancashire and also the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority:View the official source

Priority order. (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

  • Pupil premium: Within each residence tier (immediate catchment, wider catchment, outside catchment) Pupil Premium candidates who reached the required standard are placed before other candidates (criteria 2, 4, 6). No reserved number of places and no lower score.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Candidates whose permanent residence is within the immediate catchment area and who qualify for Pupil Premium* funding at the time of registering to take the Entrance Examination.View the official source
  • Education, health and care plans: Children with an EHCP naming the school are offered a place only if they reach the required standard.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Candidates reaching the required standard who have a current Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming Clitheroe Royal Grammar School on the EHCP will be offered a place.View the official source
  • Tie-break: Within categories 2 to 7, equal scores are separated by straight-line distance to the school, then by random draw if the distances are equalClitheroe Royal Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: In the event of equal scores within over-subscription categories 2 - 7, the final determining factor will be the proximity of the child to the school (see Note 4).View the official source
  • Distance: Straight line from candidate's home front door to front entrance of the school (Chatburn Road site for Years 7-11)Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Nearest will be defined in terms of straight line distance between the candidate's home front door and the front entrance of the school; the Chatburn Road site in the case of applicants to years 7 to 11View the official source
  • Faith: noneClitheroe Royal Grammar School: Faith criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The school will not distinguish between candidates on grounds of gender, race, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, disability, faith or denominational background.View the official source
  • Waiting list: Confidential waiting list ranked by ability (ties: oversubscription categories 2-7 order, then distance), kept for the academic year of admission; until 31 December of Year 7 a withdrawn place goes to the highest-placed applicant.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: In the case of over-subscription, a confidential waiting list will be drawn up. This waiting list will be maintained for the academic year of admission. Position on the waiting list will be on the basis of ability.View the official source
  • Two forms to complete: 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

2028 entry: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Clitheroe Royal Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Handbooks and Policies Determined Admissions Policy 2027-2028 (2027 entry) Admissions Handbook 2027-2028 (2027 entry) Determined Admissions Policy 2026-2027 (2026 entry)View the official source.

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published

2027 entry (children now in Year 6)

  • Papers: Paper 1 (English and Mathematics, multiple choice); Paper 2 (English and Mathematics, short written answers)Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: There are two separate papers; ... Each paper typically lasts 45–60 minutes;View the official source
  • How the score is built: Two papers (each English + Maths) standardised to mean 100 and age-adjusted; the two standardised scores are added; standardisation gives both papers the same weight.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The raw marks in each paper are then standardised and adjusted to account for differences in the age of the candidates. ... Standardisation also ensures both papers have the same weight in determining the overall performance of each candidate.View the official source
  • Where: at the school (Chatburn Road site, Clitheroe BB7 2BA)Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: at the Chatburn Road site of the schoolView the official source
  • Practice material: Free FSCE Familiarisation Guides (Information for Children; Information for Parents) on the school admissions page; FSCE says there are no authorised past or practice papers.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Familiarisation materials are available from Future Stores Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE).View the official source
  • Special educational needs: Contact the school in writing about SEN or special circumstances well in advance, at the latest by Friday 4 September 2026.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Parents whose son/daughter has special educational needs or where there are special circumstances are advised to contact the school, in writing, well in advance of the examination and at the latest by ... Friday 4 September 2026. This will ensure that any additional arrangements can be made.View the official source
  • Illness or a late move: Illness on the day: phone before 9.00 a.m. with a medical note and alternative arrangements are made. Families moving into the area after the closing date may apply to be assessed (from the exam to the end of the first term of Year 7); if they reach a comparable level and no place is free they go on the waiting list.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Where a candidate is too ill to take the examination, parents must telephone the school on 01200 423379 before 9.00 a.m. on the morning of the examination and, provided there is a note from a medical practitioner, alternative arrangements will be made.View the official source
  • What the result tells you: Letter saying whether the child reached the required standard, emailed with a paper copy posted; the school is not required to comment on results.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Following the test parents will be informed as to whether their son/daughter has reached the required standard for entry to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. The school is not required to make any comments on the results of the entrance examination.View the official source

How the standard is set. Required standard set each year by the Admissions Committee from candidates' performance; if more reach it than there are places, oversubscription categories apply and candidates within categories 2-7 are ranked by test ability.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: The two standardised scores are added together to produce a candidate's overall score. It is this value that is compared to the 'required standard' for admission into Year 7. The required standard is determined each year by the Admissions Committee based on the performance of candidates in the Entrance Examination.View the official source

How the test changed

Clitheroe's handbooks describe two different tests a year apart. The school does not call this a change in so many words, but the handbooks show it:

2025 and 2026 entry (earlier handbooks)2027 entry (current handbook)
TestGL Assessment (three multiple-choice tests: maths, English and verbal reasoning) for 2025 and 2026 entryClitheroe Royal Grammar School: Previous test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Candidates will be required to take three tests which all consist of multiple-choice questions. ... All of the tests are set by GL Assessment and are copyright.View the official sourceFSCE (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
Subjectsas described in the cell aboveEnglish and mathsClitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Both papers assess a candidate's application of knowledge and skills in English and Mathematics up to and including the Year 5 programme of study as detailed in the Primary National Curriculum.View the official source
Answer stylemultiple choicea mix of multiple-choice and written answersClitheroe Royal Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Paper 1 contains English and Mathematics questions with multiple choice answer options. ... Paper 2 contains English and Mathematics questions where candidates respond with short written answers.View the official source

The practical difference for a child now preparing: there is no verbal reasoning paper any more, and some answers have to be written rather than picked from a list. For 2028 entry, the school has not yet said which test it will use: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Clitheroe Royal Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Handbooks and Policies Determined Admissions Policy 2027-2028 (2027 entry) Admissions Handbook 2027-2028 (2027 entry) Determined Admissions Policy 2026-2027 (2026 entry)View the official source. See our guide to FSCE tests.

How the Lancashire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Evening (talks by the Headteacher on the admissions process) (passed)

    17:30-19:30

Source: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Get the appeal form from the school's website after the council's offer letter and return it to the school within 20 school days; an appeals panel independent of the school and the council hears itSource: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Monday 1 March 2027 The Local Authority will inform parents of their allocated secondary school place. CRGS will also write to parents at this time.View the official source. If your child is not offered a place: Get the appeal form from the school's website after the council's offer letter and return it to the school within 20 school days; an appeals panel independent of the school and the council hears itClitheroe Royal Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.The source says: Parents of candidates who have not been allocated a place can obtain an appeal form from the school website (www.crgs.org.uk) after formal notification of places by the local authorityView the official source. The school's admissions web page points instead to the council's online appeal form, so check both before you appeal. The school does not describe a re-mark process.

Official documents and sources

7 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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