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Heckmondwike Grammar School: 11+ entry

High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire WF16 0AH

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2028 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

  • Year 7 places

    210

    2028 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked

  • Last distance offered

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

Your next deadline

  1. Next: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 36 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications355First-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,382,E08000034,Kirklees,Secondary,3825401,z,3,Heckmondwike Grammar School,207,207,204,2,0,580,355,97,117,1.7401960784313726,1.714975845410628,252,140,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001506,Spen Valley,136283,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)580All 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,382,E08000034,Kirklees,Secondary,3825401,z,3,Heckmondwike Grammar School,207,207,204,2,0,580,355,97,117,1.7401960784313726,1.714975845410628,252,140,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001506,Spen Valley,136283,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day207Places 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,382,E08000034,Kirklees,Secondary,3825401,z,3,Heckmondwike Grammar School,207,207,204,2,0,580,355,97,117,1.7401960784313726,1.714975845410628,252,140,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001506,Spen Valley,136283,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.8Applicants 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,382,E08000034,Kirklees,Secondary,3825401,z,3,Heckmondwike Grammar School,207,207,204,2,0,580,355,97,117,1.7401960784313726,1.714975845410628,252,140,Academy converter,No religious character,5.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001506,Spen Valley,136283,7View the official source

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

About these figures

Heckmondwike does not publish a pass mark. Children have to reach what the school calls the standard for entry, and the score that represents is not printed in advance or afterwards. We have not found the lowest score offered a place in any year either.

What the school's FAQ does give is a picture of a typical year, rather than figures for one particular intake:

  • More than 1,200Heckmondwike Grammar School: Typical registrationsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Typically, over 1,200 students register for the entrance exam each year.View the official source children register for the exam, for 210Heckmondwike Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The governing body plans to offer up to 210 places at age 11: this is the published admission number or PAN for the School.View the official source places.
  • On the school's estimate, about half of all places go to children who meet one of the oversubscription criteriaHeckmondwike Grammar School: Criteria shareChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Approximately half of all places are allocated to children who meet one of the oversubscription criteria.View the official source. The other places go purely by exam rank.
  • Also, over three-quarters of places typically go to children living outside the catchmentHeckmondwike Grammar School: Out of catchment shareChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: In a typical year, over three-quarters of places are offered to children who live outside of the HGS catchment area.View the official source.

Read together, these figures say two things. Most children who register will not be offered a place, so a second choice you are happy with really matters. And living outside the catchment does not rule a child out: a strong exam rank is how many places are won. Treat any past figure as a guide, not a promise.

At a glance

Heckmondwike Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

School type
academySchool typeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Heckmondwike Grammar School is an Academy, and the Governing Body is responsible for the admission arrangements.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
210Year 7 placesChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The governing body plans to offer up to 210 places at age 11: this is the published admission number or PAN for the School.View the official source2028 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Heckmondwike Grammar School is an Academy, and the Governing Body is responsible for the admission arrangements.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
Named postcode districts
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 2028 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.

Add to my calendar

Heckmondwike Grammar School

  1. Next: Test registration closes

    12pmin about 36 weeks

  2. Coming up: Test day

  3. Coming up: Results

  4. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2029 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Families of children now in Year 5 do not need to wait for next year's rules. Heckmondwike's governors approved the admission policy for September 2028 entry in October 2026Heckmondwike Grammar School: Determined date (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Approved by Governing Body: October 2026View the official source, and its status is determined (final)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Document status (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Approved by Governing Body: October 2026View the official source. It sets out the full calendar, from the June open evenings to the results letter in October. The table puts it next to this year's timetable.

About the council rows. We could not capture Kirklees Council's website, so the deadline, offer day and acceptance dates come from the school's own calendar. The school prints them as the usual dates, to be confirmed by your council. You apply through the council where you live, so if you are outside Kirklees, check your own council's deadline. We are still waiting for firm 2028 acceptance and appeal dates.

What Year 5 families should note for 2028 entry:

  • Registration closes soon after the open evenings. There are only a few days between the second evening and the noon cut-off, so it helps to decide quickly after visiting. The policy does not yet give an opening date for registration.
  • No exceptions for lateness: Late registrations after 12 noon on Monday 28 June 2027 cannot be acceptedHeckmondwike Grammar School: Late applications (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Late applications submitted after the deadline of 12.00 noon on Monday 28 June 2027 cannot be accepted.View the official source.
  • How to register: The school's online registration form (families without internet access can phone the admissions officer)Heckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: Registration routeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The school’s registration form is completed online and is accessible via the school website. Parents or carers who do not have access to the internet are asked to telephone the school admissions officer for an alternative means of registration.View the official source. You must also name the school on your council application later in the autumn.
  • Home address: for catchment, the school uses the address on 20 September 2027 (the day of the exam)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The place of residence is the child’s permanent address on the date of sitting the entrance exam.View the official source.
  • Access arrangements: SEND evidence by 12 noon Friday 2 July 2027Heckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Friday 2 July 2027 so that appropriate access arrangements can be put in place.View the official source.
  • The same number of places: 210Heckmondwike Grammar School: Year 7 places (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The governing body plans to offer up to 210 places at age 11: this is the published admission number or PAN for the School.View the official source, as for 2027 entry.

How places are given

7 admission rules, in order, for 2028 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Heckmondwike Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2028 entry).

  1. 1

    Looked-after or previously looked-after children of selective ability

    The policy's own words
    Children of selective ability who are in public care (in or outside of England) or have previously been in public care.
  2. 2

    Children of selective ability eligible for the Pupil Premium

    The policy's own words
    Children of selective ability who are eligible for the Pupil Premium
  3. 3

    Children of selective ability living in the catchment area (address on the date of the entrance exam)

    The policy's own words
    Children of selective ability who reside in the catchment area
  4. 4

    Children of selective ability with a sibling in the school (including Sixth Form) who will remain on roll

    The policy's own words
    Children of selective ability who already have siblings in the school, including the Sixth Form, where those siblings will remain on roll when the child is admitted.
  5. 5

    Children of selective ability whose parent has been employed by the school for 2+ years at the time of the exam, or recruited to a skill-shortage post

    The policy's own words
    Children of selective ability who have a parent who is employed by the school and has been so for two or more years at the time of sitting the entrance examination, or who has been recruited to a post where there is a recognised skill shortage.
  6. 6

    Children with grade 2 or above in Music (music offers capped at 5% of all offers; highest exam scorers if more)

    The policy's own words
    Children who have gained grade 2 or above in Music...The percentage of children offered a place under this criterion shall not exceed 5% of the total number of offers made.
  7. 7

    Remaining places by overall performance in the entrance examination

    The policy's own words
    Once criteria 1 to 6 have been applied, the remaining places will be offered on the basis of overall performance in the entrance examination.

Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked

Who qualifies
Children must reach the standard for entry; places then go by the oversubscription criteria, and remaining places by overall exam performanceSource: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Catchment
Catchment postcodes WF16, WF15 6, WF15 7, WF15 8A and WF15 8BA to WF15 8BE (priority after looked-after and pupil premium children)Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Places under the music criterion go to the highest scorers if more children qualify than its cap allows; remaining places go by overall exam performanceSource: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Criterion 2, as for 2027Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
The school's online registration form for the test, by noon on 28 June 2027, as well as your council applicationSource: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Waiting list
Two waiting lists, as for 2027 entry: an automatic list for children who reached the standard, ranked by the admission criteria, and a second list for children who did not or who missed the examSource: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Monday 20 September 2027 is the one that counts.Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The policy for September 2027 is determined (final)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Approved by Governing Body: December 2025View the official source, approved in December 2025Heckmondwike Grammar School: Determined date (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Approved by Governing Body: December 2025View the official source. The basic rule: Children must reach the standard for entry; places then go by the oversubscription criteria and, for remaining places, by overall exam performanceHeckmondwike Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Once criteria 1 to 6 have been applied, the remaining places will be offered on the basis of overall performance in the entrance examination.View the official source.

Before any priority group is looked at, places go to children with an education, health and care plan: Children who meet the standard and whose EHCP names the school are placed first; proof by 12 noon Friday 26 June 2026Heckmondwike Grammar School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The process of allocating places will commence after any child who meets the standard for entry and whose Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) names the school has been taken intoView the official source.

The priority order, in plain words: children in care or previously in care; children eligible for the pupil premium; children living in the catchment postcodes; brothers and sisters of current pupils; children of staff; a capped group of young musicians; then everyone else by exam rank. Every group is limited to children who reached the standard (the policy's phrase is "selective ability"). The school's own list: (1) Looked-after and previously looked-after children of selective ability. (2) Children of selective ability eligible for the Pupil Premium. (3) Children of selective ability living in the catchment area. (4) Children of selective ability with a sibling at the school. (5) Children of selective ability with a parent employed by the school for two or more years (or in a skill-shortage post). (6) Children with grade 2 or above in music (no more than 5% of offers).Heckmondwike Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: If there are more students meeting the required standard than places available, the following admission criteria will be applied in order of priority:View the official source

  • Catchment area: Catchment postcodes WF16, WF15 6, WF15 7, WF15 8A and WF15 8BA-8BE; criterion 3 priority, after looked-after and pupil premium childrenHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The postcodes in the HGS catchment area are:View the official source. The address that counts is your child's permanent home on exam day.
  • Pupil premium: Criterion 2: children of selective ability eligible for the Pupil Premium, after looked-after childrenHeckmondwike Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: 2) Children of selective ability who are eligible for the Pupil Premium.View the official source. There is no lower score for this group; the priority applies once a child has reached the standard.
  • Brothers or sisters already at the school: yesHeckmondwike Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Children of selective ability who already have siblings in the school, including the Sixth Form, where those siblings will remain on roll when the child is admitted.View the official source.
  • Children of staff: yesHeckmondwike Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Children of selective ability who have a parent who is employed by the school and has been so for two or more years at the time of sitting the entrance examinationView the official source.
  • Music: Children with certificated grade 2 or above in a solo music performance qualification: criterion 6, capped at 5% of offers; original certificate by 12 noon Friday 11 September 2026Heckmondwike Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The percentage of children offered a place under this criterion shall not exceed 5% of the total number of offers made.View the official source.
  • Breaking ties: Places under the music criterion go to the highest scorers if more children qualify than its cap allows; places left after criteria 1 to 6 go by overall exam performance. No other tie-break is printedHeckmondwike Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: If more candidates meet the criterion for Music, places will be offered to those children scoring highest on the entrance examination.View the official source. The policy does not use distance from home at any point.
  • Waiting lists: Two waiting lists. Children who reached the standard but were not offered a place go automatically on list 1, ranked by the admission criteria, for the whole of Year 7. List 2 is for children who did not reach the standard or missed the exam; they are offered a test only if list 1 is emptyHeckmondwike Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Parents who have applied but not been offered a place by their LA, but whose children met the standard for entry in the entrance examination will be eligible for an automatic place on waiting list 1.View the official source.
  • Late registrations: Registrations after the deadline cannot be acceptedHeckmondwike Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Late applications submitted after the deadline of 12.00 noon on 22 June 2026 cannot be accepted.View the official source.
  • Your council application: Name the school on your home council application; the closing date is normally 31 October (check with your council)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: In order to be eligible for a place parents must make the school one of their choices via the local authority common application system.View the official source. The school's FAQ adds: The order of your preferences is not used as an admission criterion by any Kirklees school or neighbouring-authority school; if your child qualifies for more than one, the council offers the highest-ranked oneKirklees: Preference order not usedChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The order of preference on the application form is not used as an admission criterion by any Kirklees school or schools in neighbouring authorities.View the official source.

Catchment carries less weight here than its place in the list suggests. It comes third, after children in care and pupil premium children, and the FAQ figures above show most places going to children from further away.

2028 entry. The September 2028 policy is determined (final)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Document status (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Approved by Governing Body: October 2026View the official source. It keeps the same six priority groups in the same order. The catchment is unchanged: Catchment postcodes WF16, WF15 6, WF15 7, WF15 8A and WF15 8BA to WF15 8BE (priority after looked-after and pupil premium children)Heckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: DescriptionChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The postcodes in the HGS catchment area are: WF16 WF15 6 WF15 7 WF15 8A WF15 8BA WF15 8BB WF15 8BC WF15 8BD WF15 8BEView the official source. The music group keeps its cap: Grade 2 or above in music; capped at 5% of offers; certificate by 12 noon Friday 17 September 2027Heckmondwike Grammar School: Special places (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: noon Friday 17 September 2027.View the official source. Waiting lists: Two waiting lists, as for 2027 entry: an automatic list for children who reached the standard, ranked by the admission criteria, and a second list for children who did not or who missed the examHeckmondwike Grammar School: Waiting list (2028)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The Governors will use the admission criteria above to rank the waiting list applicants and then forward the list to the LA so that further places may be...offered on or after National Offer Day (usually 1...March). Waiting list 1 will continue to operate throughout year 7.View the official source.

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2028 entry
Monday 20 September 2027

Heckmondwike does not share a test with other schools. It has adopted the FSCE entrance exam for Year 7 entry and runs the whole thing itself, from registration to results. Children sit it at Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: All written elements will be tested on one day and the exam will take place at Heckmondwike Grammar School.View the official source, in the autumn term of Year 6 (early in the autumn term before entry)Heckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The entrance examination will be held early in the autumn term preceding the September of entry.View the official source. For 2027 entry it took place on 14 September 2026Heckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Exam date 14 September 2026View the official source.

  • Subjects: English, maths and creative writingHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The exam evaluates application of knowledge and skills in English and maths, as well as exploring imaginative flair through creative writing.View the official source. There is no separate verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper.
  • Papers: English and maths papers (marked by computer and age-standardised), plus a creative writing taskHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: English and maths papers are marked by computer and age-standardised. Students with an eligible score from the English and maths papers will have their creative writing task assessed and candidates will be ranked accordingly.View the official source.
  • Answers: a mix of multiple-choice and written answersHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The exam consists of multiple-choice and written response questions.View the official source.
  • Scoring: Each paper is standardised and age-weighted, then combined into a total standardised age score; creative writing is assessed for children with an eligible English and maths scoreHeckmondwike Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The results from each paper are standardised, age-weighted and combined into a total standardised age score.View the official source.
  • One sitting only: yesHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: One attempt onlyChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: A child may only take the exam once.View the official source; there is no second attempt.
  • Getting ready: FSCE familiarisation guides for students and parents on the entrance exam page; the school says no specialist tutoring or specific preparation is neededHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: The FSCE exam does not require specialist tutoring, and no specific preparation is necessary.View the official source.
  • Illness: If your child is too ill to sit the exam, tell the admissions officer straight away and send a GP note; an alternative date may be possibleHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: If you feel your child is so unwell they can’t take the entrance exam, you should inform the Admissions Officer at the school immediately. You should then take your child to your GP and provide a medical note to the school. It may be possible for your child to sit the examination on an alternative date.View the official source.

Why the creative writing works differently. The writing task is not simply added to the other marks. Only children with an eligible score on the English and maths papers have their creative writing marked; they are then rankedHeckmondwike Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage2 selectionChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Students with an eligible score from the English and maths papers will have their creative writing task assessed and candidates will be ranked accordingly.View the official source. In practice, English and maths act as a gate. A child who does not reach an eligible score on those two papers will not have their story or description read, however good it is. For children who pass the gate, the writing then feeds into their final position.

For 2028 entry, the new policy describes the exam only in broad terms. It does not name a provider or list the papers, so we cannot yet confirm that the format above carries over. What it does promise: Practice questions are put on the school website late in the summer term before the testHeckmondwike Grammar School 2028 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: A selection of familiarisation questions will be placed on the school website late in the summer term preceding each test.View the official source.

How the Kirklees test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Evening (2027 entry) (passed)

    17:00-20:00

  2. Done: Open Evening (2027 entry) (passed)

    17:00-20:00

Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeals go to an independent appeal panel; they are held in June and all heard by the same panel; details appear on the school website after 1 MarchSource: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked
Appeal deadline
2 April 2027 (to be confirmed)Source: Heckmondwike Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Your offer comes from your home council, not from the school. The school's calendar gives the usual offer day as 1 March 2027Kirklees 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Usual date for formal offer of places by LA (date to be confirmed by LA).View the official source, to be confirmed by your council. If your child is not offered a place, you can appeal. How it works: Independent appeal panel; appeals held in June, all heard by the same panel; details on the school website after 1 MarchHeckmondwike Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Appeals will be held in June and will all be heard by the same panel.View the official source. The calendar gives the closing date for lodging an appeal as 2 April 2027 (to be confirmed)Heckmondwike Grammar School: Appeal deadline (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Heckmondwike Grammar School.The source says: Closing date for notification of admission appealView the official source.

Two points are worth knowing before you decide:

  • A place can still come later. Children who reached the standard but missed out go onto the first waiting list automatically, and it keeps running through Year 7.
  • Results are final. The school's documents describe no way to have a paper re-marked or reviewed, and a child sits the exam only once.

Most appeals for heavily oversubscribed grammar schools are not upheld, so put a school you would genuinely be happy with on your form as well.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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