Fully selective state school · Lancashire
Clitheroe Royal 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
- York Street, Clitheroe, North West, BB7 2DJ
- 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
- Candidates must take the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School entrance examination, reach the required standard, and list the school among their Lancashire Common Application Form preferences.
- Score policy
- The entrance examination uses standardised tests and the school sets a required standard; qualifying candidates in categories 2 to 7 are ranked by demonstrated ability, with no fixed numeric qualifying score published in the policy.
- Oversubscription
- After candidates with a qualifying EHCP naming the school, priority is looked-after or previously looked-after children, immediate-catchment pupil-premium candidates, immediate catchment, wider-catchment pupil-premium candidates, wider catchment, outside-catchment pupil-premium candidates, then outside-catchment candidates; ability, proximity and the published category order resolve 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 Clitheroe Royal Grammar School use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish Clitheroe Royal Grammar School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Clitheroe Royal Grammar School have?
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School?
Candidates must take the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School entrance examination, reach the required standard, and list the school among their Lancashire Common Application Form preferences.
Are Clitheroe Royal Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After candidates with a qualifying EHCP naming the school, priority is looked-after or previously looked-after children, immediate-catchment pupil-premium candidates, immediate catchment, wider-catchment pupil-premium candidates, wider catchment, outside-catchment pupil-premium candidates, then outside-catchment candidates; ability, proximity and the published category order resolve ties.
What subjects should a child prepare for Clitheroe Royal Grammar School?
The exact assessed subjects for Clitheroe Royal 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 Clitheroe Royal 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
- Admissions Policy Determined September 2027
Clitheroe Royal 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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