Ermysted's Grammar School: 11+ entry

Ermysted’s Grammar School, Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PL

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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
128
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

In short

Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton is a boysErmysted’s Grammar School: PupilsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: As a single sex boys’ school, only candidates of the male sex are eligible for entry.View the official source' grammar school with 128Ermysted’s Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The School has a Published Admission Number (‘PAN’) of 128 places in Year 7View the official source Year 7 places for September 2027. It sets its own entrance test, from FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)Ermysted’s Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The Entrance Test papers are provided by Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE).View the official source: two papers of English and maths. Parents of this year's candidates hear in the week beginning 12 October 2026Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Following the completion of the test, parents will be informed of the required standard and whether their child has reached it in the week commencing 12 October 2026.View the official source whether their son reached the school's required standard. The policy for 2028 entry is not published yet.

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Ermysted’s 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.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Ermysted’s 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 Ermysted’s 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 Ermysted’s Grammar School, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	181First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154608,z,5,Ermysted's Grammar School,127,127,126,0,1,228,181,22,16,1.4365079365079365,1.4251968503937007,141,69,Voluntary aided school,No religious character,6,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121716,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	228All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154608,z,5,Ermysted's Grammar School,127,127,126,0,1,228,181,22,16,1.4365079365079365,1.4251968503937007,141,69,Voluntary aided school,No religious character,6,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121716,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	127Places 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,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154608,z,5,Ermysted's Grammar School,127,127,126,0,1,228,181,22,16,1.4365079365079365,1.4251968503937007,141,69,Voluntary aided school,No religious character,6,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121716,7View the official source
Applicants per place	1.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000003,Yorkshire and The Humber,815,E06000065,North Yorkshire,Secondary,8154608,z,5,Ermysted's Grammar School,127,127,126,0,1,228,181,22,16,1.4365079365079365,1.4251968503937007,141,69,Voluntary aided school,No religious character,6,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001475,Skipton and Ripon,121716,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

We found no published pass mark or offer scores for Ermysted's; the standard is set afresh each year after the test. The one figure on record is about numbers: For September 2026 entry the published admission number was 128; on 3 March 2026 the governors decided to admit 150 pupils to Year 7Ermysted’s Grammar School 2026 entry: OtherChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The School has a Published Admission Number (‘PAN’) of 128 places in Year 7 ... Governors decided to admit over PAN to 150 pupils in Year 7 for September 2026.View the official source. Past figures are a guide, not a promise.

At a glance

Ermysted’s Grammar School in brief

All facts checked 10 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: boysPupilsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: As a single sex boys’ school, only candidates of the male sex are eligible for entry.View the official source; Who the school admits.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF): Not needed; An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
Year 7 places: 128Year 7 placesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The School has a Published Admission Number (‘PAN’) of 128 places in Year 7View the official source2027 entry; The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The Governing Body of the School is the Admissions Authority and as such has formal responsibility for determining admissions arrangements.View the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.: A mapped area; Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
School type: voluntary aidedSchool typeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The School is a state funded, non-denominational, voluntary aided school for boys aged 11-18 years.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.

Add to my calendar

Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Two forms follow the test. First, the council form, because sitting the test is not an application: Registering and sitting the test is not an application: parents must name the School on their home local authority’s Common Application Form and submit it on time (usually 31 October 2026).Ermysted’s Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Registering for and sitting the Entrance Test is not an application for a place at the School. The parent must then name the School on the Common Application Form (‘CAF’) and submit the CAF on time to the home localView the official source. Second, the school's own form, but only if you are claiming a priority: SIF needed only by applicants claiming priority (looked after, Pupil Premium, sibling, catchment), with evidence, by 12:00 noon Friday 27 November 2026. Without it the applicant is ranked in category (iii) of criterion 3 (outside catchment, by distance).Ermysted’s Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The deadline for the submission of the SIF to the School, including all necessary supporting evidence, is 12:00 pm (noon) on Friday, 27 November 2026.View the official source.

Moving house this autumn? The 2027 policy gives two different rules for which home address counts (the date that fixes it: Awaiting confirmationErmysted’s Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Official sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source). Until the school clarifies this, if you are moving, ask the school before its form deadline.

How places are given

3 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Ermysted’s Grammar School gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2029 entry are not published yet).

1
Looked after and previously looked after children (incl. those in state care outside England) who reached the required standard
The policy's own words
First to children who have achieved the required standard and who are a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after
2
Children reaching the required standard whose home address is in the catchment area at the time of application; within this group: (i) Pupil Premium, (ii) sibling at the School, (iii) nearest
The policy's own words
To children who have achieved the required standard and whose home address lies within the
3
Children reaching the required standard whose home address is outside the catchment area; within this group: (i) Pupil Premium, (ii) sibling at the School, (iii) nearest
The policy's own words
To children who have achieved the required standard and whose home address lies outside the catchment area at the time of application.

Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: Each paper is standardised and adjusted for age, and the two scores are added. The school's admissions committee sets the 'required standard' each year from how that year's candidates perform. Only boys who reach it are considered; if more boys reach it than there are places, the oversubscription criteria (not score order) decideSource: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
Catchment: Areas served by the primary schools in Beamsley, Bradley, Burnsall, Carleton, Cracoe, Embsay, Gargrave, Grassington, Kettlewell, Kirkby-in-Malhamdale, Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven and Threshfield (map on the North Yorkshire Council website).Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: Equidistant applicants competing for the last place(s): random allocation in the presence of a witness independent of the School and its admissions process.Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
Pupil premium: First sub-priority within both criterion 2 (catchment) and criterion 3 (outside catchment), ahead of siblings and distance; no score concession; must still reach the required standard.Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: SIF needed only by applicants claiming priority (looked after, Pupil Premium, sibling, catchment), with evidence, by 12:00 noon Friday 27 November 2026. Without it the applicant is ranked in category (iii) of criterion 3 (outside catchment, by distance).Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026
Waiting list: Kept by the School until 31 December of the admission year (31 December 2027), ranked by the oversubscription criteria and re-ranked whenever a child is added.Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026

More detail from our guide

The 2027 policy is determined (final)Ermysted’s Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The Governing Body of Ermysted’s Grammar School (the ‘School’) ratified this policy on 27 November 2025.View the official source; the governors ratified it on 27 November 2025Ermysted’s Grammar School: Determined date (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The Governing Body of Ermysted’s Grammar School (the ‘School’) ratified this policy on 27 November 2025.View the official source. Boys with an education, health and care plan naming the school come first: Children with an EHCP naming the School will be admitted, reducing the places available.Ermysted’s Grammar School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming the School will be admitted. Should this occur, it will reduce the number of places available.View the official source

After that, boys who reached the standard are ranked like this: (1) Looked after and previously looked after children (incl. those in state care outside England) who reached the required standard. (2) Children reaching the required standard whose home address is in the catchment area at the time of application; within this group: (i) Pupil Premium, (ii) sibling at the School, (iii) nearest. (3) Children reaching the required standard whose home address is outside the catchment area; within this group: (i) Pupil Premium, (ii) sibling at the School, (iii) nearest.Ermysted’s Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Preference to children in the second and third priority will be applied in the following order:View the official source

Catchment for 2027 entry
Areas served by the primary schools in Beamsley, Bradley, Burnsall, Carleton, Cracoe, Embsay, Gargrave, Grassington, Kettlewell, Kirkby-in-Malhamdale, Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven and Threshfield (map on the North Yorkshire Council website).Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The catchment area refers to the areas served by the primary schools in Beamsley, Bradley, Burnsall, Carleton, Cracoe, Embsay, Gargrave, Grassington, Kettlewell, Kirkby-in-Malhamdale, Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven and ThreshfieldView the official source

Catchment for 2027 entry

Areas served by the primary schools in Beamsley, Bradley, Burnsall, Carleton, Cracoe, Embsay, Gargrave, Grassington, Kettlewell, Kirkby-in-Malhamdale, Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven and Threshfield (map on the North Yorkshire Council website).

Pupil premium: First sub-priority within both criterion 2 (catchment) and criterion 3 (outside catchment), ahead of siblings and distance; no score concession; must still reach the required standard.Ermysted’s Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: (i) To children who are registered as in receipt of the Pupil Premium at the time of application, thenView the official source.
Brothers at the school: yesErmysted’s Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: (ii) To children who have a sibling at the School in September of the year of entry, thenView the official source, after pupil premium boys within each group.
Distance: Straight line from a fixed point within the dwelling (front door of the building for shared front doors) to the nearest entrance to the school groundsErmysted’s Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: All distance measurements are based on straight line distance measured by an electronic mapping system from a child’s home address to the school. The measurement is made from a fixed point within the dwelling to the nearest entrance to the school grounds.View the official source.
Ties: Equidistant applicants competing for the last place(s): random allocation in the presence of a witness independent of the School and its admissions process.Ermysted’s Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: If two or more applicants fulfil the relevant criteria and live equidistant to the School but there are not enough spaces remaining to accommodate them all, the available place(s) will be allocated at random.View the official source
Late registrations: Registrations after the noon 31 August 2026 deadline, incomplete forms and missed tests without a valid reason are left out of the first round of offers. A later round of testing runs in the summer term before September 2027; the policy says its registration opens on 'Tuesday, 5 April 2027' (5 April 2027 is a Monday). Families with exceptional reasons, such as moving into the area or serious illness, should contact the school before 27 November 2026Ermysted’s Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: will not be considered in the first round of offers. Any subsequent testing will take place in the summer term preceding the September of admission. Registration for this round of testing will open on Tuesday, 5 April 2027.View the official source.
Waiting list: Kept by the School until 31 December of the admission year (31 December 2027), ranked by the oversubscription criteria and re-ranked whenever a child is added.Ermysted’s Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: a waiting list for entry into Year 7, ranked according to the oversubscription criteria, will be maintained by the School until 31 December of the admission year.View the official source

The structure is simple. Catchment comes before everything except children in care, and inside each half the order is pupil premium, then brothers, then distance. A boy from outside the catchment villages can still get in, but only if places are left after every qualifying catchment boy.

The test

The entrance test

Test date, 2029 entry: Not yet published

Unlike Ripon, Ermysted's runs its own test rather than going through the council: Ermysted's Grammar School and Skipton Girls' High School arrange and run their own selection tests, with their own processes, timescales and deadlinesNorth Yorkshire: Own test schoolsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: These schools arrange and run their own selection tests. Their application processes, timescales and deadlines differ to those of Ripon Grammar School.View the official source. It is sat at the SchoolErmysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The main testing session will take place at the School on the morning of Saturday, 26 September 2026.View the official source, in September 2026, the autumn before entry (the main session was on the morning of Saturday 26 September 2026)Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The main testing session for this cohort will take place on the morning of Saturday, 26 September 2026.View the official source.

Papers: Paper 1: English and maths questions with multiple-choice answers. Paper 2: English and maths questions with short written answers (no timings published)Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's 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 you respond with short written answers.View the official source.
Subjects: English and mathsErmysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The papers assess a candidate’s application of knowledge and skills in English and mathematicsView the official source only, so there is no verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper.
Answers: a mix of multiple-choice and written answersErmysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's 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 you respond with short written answers.View the official source.
Is it new? The school calls this 'the new test' and has updated its familiarisation material to match, but it does not name the previous provider or the year of the changeErmysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Provider changeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The content below has been updated to reflect the format of the new test.View the official source.
Practice material: free FSCE familiarisation guides, one for parents and one for children with sample questions, on the school's test familiarisation pageErmysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Familiarisation materials are available free-of-charge on the school website.View the official source.
Access arrangements: Request special arrangements in the relevant section of the Entrance Test Registration Form with detailed medical evidence (and primary-school evidence of normal way of working) by 12:00 noon Monday 31 August 2026; parents told by 14 September 2026 whether agreed.Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Parents must complete the relevant sections of the Entrance Test Registration Form and provide all of the necessary evidence to the School by the deadline of 12:00 pm (noon) on Monday, 31 August 2026.View the official source.
Missing the test: If your son misses the main test through illness, disability, bereavement or public-health measures, tell the school by noon on Monday 28 September 2026 and send evidence by noon on Friday 2 October 2026; an alternative date is arranged if the conditions are met. Otherwise, later testing is in the summer term before September 2027Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Any subsequent testing will take place in the summer term preceding the September of admission. Registration for this round of testing will open on Tuesday, 5 April 2027.View the official source.
One sitting per year group: yesErmysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: One attempt onlyChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: An applicant may only sit the Entrance Test once.View the official source.

How a boy qualifies. Each paper is standardised and adjusted for age, and the two scores are added. The school's admissions committee sets the 'required standard' each year from how that year's candidates perform. Only boys who reach it are considered; if more boys reach it than there are places, the oversubscription criteria (not score order) decideErmysted’s Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: The ‘required standard’ will be determined by the Admissions Committee based on the performance of candidates in the main Entrance Test cohort.View the official source. That last point matters: above the standard, a higher score does not move a boy up the list.

What the result letter says. Letter in the week commencing 12 October 2026 stating the required standard and whether the child reached it. Scores released only on request (by email to admissions@ermysteds.uk by 12:00 noon Monday 19 October 2026) to parents of candidates who did not reach the standard; scores of those who reached it are not released; test papers cannot be seen.Ermysted’s Grammar School 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Parents informed by letter of the required standard and whether their child has reached it.View the official source

How the North Yorkshire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

Done: Open Evening (September 2027 entry) (passed)
Tue 30 Jun 202618:00-20:00

Source: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work: Year 7 appeals are organised by North Yorkshire Council, not the school: you appeal to the council, and an independent appeal panel hears the caseSource: Ermysted's Grammar School, checked 10 Oct 2026

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027Ermysted’s Grammar School: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: National Offer Day 1 March 2027View the official source. Year 7 appeals are organised by North Yorkshire Council, not the school: you appeal to the council, and an independent appeal panel hears the caseErmysted’s Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Ermysted's Grammar School.The source says: Appeals for entry into Year 7 and In-Year applications will be organised by the Local Authority, North YorkshireView the official source. North Yorkshire Council's deadline for secondary appeals is 12 April 2027North Yorkshire 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 10 Oct 2026 against North Yorkshire Council.The source says: If you want to appeal for a secondary school place, you need to submit your appeal by 12 April 2027.View the official source. A boy who reached the standard but was not offered a place also stays on the school's waiting list, so keep a second choice on your form that you would be happy with.

Official documents and sources

5 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
Ermysted's Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 10 Oct 2026
Ermysted's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 10 Oct 2026
Ermysted's Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 10 Oct 2026
Ermysted's Grammar School
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