Grammar schools in Lancashire
Every state grammar school in Lancashire, who each one takes and the 11+ test it sets, with links to each school and to register for the test.
The tests
BRGS entrance examination
Used by 1 school below. Written by GL Assessment.
Subjects: English, maths and verbal reasoning.
One sitting (three papers).
CRGS Entrance Examination
Used by 1 school below. Written by FSCE.
Subjects: English and maths.
One sitting (two papers: multiple choice, then short written answers).
LGGS 11+ entrance test
Used by 1 school below. Written by FSCE.
Subjects: English and maths.
One sitting.
LRGS 11+ entrance examination
Used by 1 school below. Written by GL Assessment.
Subjects: English, maths and verbal reasoning.
One sitting (three papers; boarders sit a separate later test).
The schools
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe · Boys and girls
CRGS Entrance Examination, written by FSCE: English and maths.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster · Girls
LGGS 11+ entrance test, written by FSCE: English and maths.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster · Boys and girls · Christian
LRGS 11+ entrance examination, written by GL Assessment: English, maths and verbal reasoning.
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale · Boys and girls
BRGS entrance examination, written by GL Assessment: English, maths and verbal reasoning.
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Questions parents ask
- Which 11+ test do grammar schools in Lancashire use?
- Lancashire's grammar schools do not all use one test, so check the test on each school's card. A child who wants more than one school may need to register for more than one test.
- When does my child sit the test?
- Usually in September of Year 6, for a place in Year 7 the next September, after registering in the spring or summer of Year 5. The registration page has this year's dates.
- Do we have to live in the area?
- Not always to sit the test, but many schools give priority by distance or a catchment area. Read each school's admissions policy on its website before you choose.
- What is the pass mark?
- It is set by the area or the school, and it can change every year. We do not show it, because an old mark can mislead; the registration page has the current rules.
School lists from the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools and the Department of Education (Northern Ireland). Postcode areas from postcodes.io (ONS data). All contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Test details come from each school's and council's own pages. We are not connected with any school, council or test writer.