Fully selective state school · Lancashire
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Glen Road, Rossendale, North West, BB4 7BJ
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 180
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 180
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Applicants must sit all elements of the Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar entrance examination, achieve the qualifying score or a successful review outcome, and name the school on their home Local Authority Common Application Form.
- Score policy
- The school uses an entrance examination set and standardised by its service provider; applicants must achieve the qualifying score, and eligible applicants are ranked by overall entrance examination mark, with review available for unsuccessful candidates.
- Oversubscription
- After named-EHCP applicants, priority is looked-after or previously looked-after children, Area 1 primary-school pupils ranked by entrance mark, Area 2 primary-school pupils ranked by mark, eligible staff children, siblings, then all other qualifying children ranked by overall entrance mark; home distance and random allocation break ties.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Relevant skills and exercises
Nearby and related schools
Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School have?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
Applicants must sit all elements of the Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar entrance examination, achieve the qualifying score or a successful review outcome, and name the school on their home Local Authority Common Application Form.
Are Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After named-EHCP applicants, priority is looked-after or previously looked-after children, Area 1 primary-school pupils ranked by entrance mark, Area 2 primary-school pupils ranked by mark, eligible staff children, siblings, then all other qualifying children ranked by overall entrance mark; home distance and random allocation break ties.
What subjects should a child prepare for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
The exact assessed subjects for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Determined Admission Arrangements for 2027/28
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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