Fully selective state school · Kirklees
Heckmondwike 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
- High Street, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire and the Humber, WF16 0AH
- 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
- 210
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 210
- 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 the entrance examination, meet the required selective standard, and name the school on the home local authority Common Application Form.
- Score policy
- English, mathematics and creative-writing papers are standardised, age-weighted and combined into a total standardised age score; the school sets the required standard and ranks qualifying candidates under the oversubscription criteria.
- Oversubscription
- After EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after children, priority is selective-ability children eligible for pupil premium, catchment children, qualifying staff children, music applicants, siblings and other selective-ability applicants, with the policy's published distance and tie-break rules.
- 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
Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Heckmondwike Grammar School use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish Heckmondwike Grammar School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Heckmondwike Grammar School have?
Heckmondwike Grammar School's published admission number is 210 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Heckmondwike Grammar School?
Applicants must sit the entrance examination, meet the required selective standard, and name the school on the home local authority Common Application Form.
Are Heckmondwike Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after children, priority is selective-ability children eligible for pupil premium, catchment children, qualifying staff children, music applicants, siblings and other selective-ability applicants, with the policy's published distance and tie-break rules.
What subjects should a child prepare for Heckmondwike Grammar School?
The exact assessed subjects for Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike 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
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- Admissions Arrangements (11-16)
Heckmondwike Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- 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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