Fully selective state school · Lancashire
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 1 October 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
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
- 180September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 180September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 2.6DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- 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.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Published area: Immediate catchment: the Ribble Valley civil parishes and Clitheroe shown in Appendix 2, Wider catchment: Lancashire district areas and Blackburn with Darwen shown in Appendix 3, excluding the immediate catchment.
These are separate priority tiers, not one equal-priority area. Appendix 2 provides the exact immediate-area list and map; an address containing a parish name does not confirm membership. Appendix 3 lists the wider area and excludes immediate-area addresses. Permanent residence is required before the application closing date. Note 2 explains owner-occupancy or long-term letting evidence, first-home and short-term residence rules; ask the school to confirm the full address.
Open the official boundary informationAfter qualifying EHCP-named admissions, the categories are looked-after or previously looked-after children; immediate-catchment Pupil Premium applicants; other immediate-catchment applicants; wider-catchment Pupil Premium applicants; other wider-catchment applicants; outside-catchment Pupil Premium applicants; then other outside-catchment applicants. Pupil Premium status is assessed at entrance-test registration; tell the school before the examination about Pupil Premium or past Free School Meals. Categories 2-7 rank by test performance, then straight-line distance from the home front door to the Chatburn Road school entrance, with a random draw for equal distance. Permanent residence must be established before applications close. The waiting list ranks by ability, then category and distance for equal positions.
For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences451 | Offers175 | Preferences per offer2.58 |
| 2025 | Preferences427 | Offers173 | Preferences per offer2.47 |
| 2024 | Preferences449 | Offers179 | Preferences per offer2.51 |
| 2023 | Preferences471 | Offers181 | Preferences per offer2.60 |
| 2022 | Preferences362 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer2.48 |
| 2021 | Preferences472 | Offers147 | Preferences per offer3.21 |
| 2020 | Preferences458 | Offers148 | Preferences per offer3.09 |
| 2019 | Preferences424 | Offers150 | Preferences per offer2.83 |
| 2018 | Preferences367 | Offers150 | Preferences per offer2.45 |
| 2017 | Preferences295 | Offers151 | Preferences per offer1.95 |
| 2016 | Preferences313 | Offers152 | Preferences per offer2.06 |
| 2015 | Preferences142 | Offers118 | Preferences per offer1.20 |
| 2014 | Preferences275 | Offers124 | Preferences per offer2.22 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
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.
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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.
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Sample papers
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| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSCE familiarisation guide for children | Published byClitheroe Royal Grammar School · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on crgs.org.uk |
| Sample entrance examination questions | Published byClitheroe Royal Grammar School · Sample paper | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on crgs.org.uk |
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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 qualifying EHCP-named admissions, the categories are looked-after or previously looked-after children; immediate-catchment Pupil Premium applicants; other immediate-catchment applicants; wider-catchment Pupil Premium applicants; other wider-catchment applicants; outside-catchment Pupil Premium applicants; then other outside-catchment applicants. Pupil Premium status is assessed at entrance-test registration; tell the school before the examination about Pupil Premium or past Free School Meals. Categories 2-7 rank by test performance, then straight-line distance from the home front door to the Chatburn Road school entrance, with a random draw for equal distance. Permanent residence must be established before applications close. The waiting list ranks by ability, then category and distance for equal positions.
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 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-10-01. 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.
- Admissions Policy Determined September 2027
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
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