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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.

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

  1. Admissions Policy Determined September 2027

    Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

  2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

    Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

  3. 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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