Fully selective state school · Kirklees
Heckmondwike 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
- 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
- 210September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 210September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 2.8DfE 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
- 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.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Published area: The school-defined mapped catchment area.
Use the permanent home on entrance-test day, or the address where the child lives for most of the time in shared care. The official FAQ currently links this map, whose file path dates from 2020. Ask admissions to confirm an exact address against the 2027 policy; map labels or a postcode district alone do not establish membership.
Open the official boundary informationQualifying children with an EHCP naming the school are considered before the 210-place allocation. The order is selective-ability children in or previously in public care; Pupil Premium applicants; catchment residents; continuing siblings, including Sixth Form; qualifying staff children; then eligible music applicants. Remaining places use overall entrance-test performance. Residence is the permanent home on test day; shared-care residence is where the child lives for most of the time. Siblings must live at the same address under the policy definition. Staff need two years of employment at the entrance exam or recruitment to a recognised shortage post. Music requires certificated grade 2 or higher solo instrument/voice performance from an Ofqual-regulated awarding body by test day; this category is capped at 5% of offers and ranks excess eligible applicants by test score. Care-status evidence is due at registration; EHCP, SEND and premium evidence by noon on 26 June 2026; original music certificates by noon on 11 September 2026. Registration closes at noon on 22 June 2026. The determined policy rejects late registration and ranks qualified waiting-list applicants under the admission criteria throughout Year 7. A second list for children who failed or missed the test is used only if the first is empty and requires a fresh entrance test. The school's undated FAQ instead describes late consideration and an exam-rank waiting list, so confirm those conflicting statements with admissions. The policy does not specify an exact equal-score tie-break. Academic qualification alone does not guarantee an offer.
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 | Preferences580 | Offers207 | Preferences per offer2.80 |
| 2025 | Preferences618 | Offers208 | Preferences per offer2.97 |
| 2024 | Preferences568 | Offers209 | Preferences per offer2.72 |
| 2023 | Preferences595 | Offers207 | Preferences per offer2.87 |
| 2022 | Preferences595 | Offers207 | Preferences per offer2.87 |
| 2021 | Preferences771 | Offers210 | Preferences per offer3.67 |
| 2020 | Preferences613 | Offers206 | Preferences per offer2.98 |
| 2019 | Preferences528 | Offers211 | Preferences per offer2.50 |
| 2018 | Preferences530 | Offers208 | Preferences per offer2.55 |
| 2017 | Preferences445 | Offers209 | Preferences per offer2.13 |
| 2016 | Preferences440 | Offers177 | Preferences per offer2.49 |
| 2015 | Preferences456 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.53 |
| 2014 | Preferences472 | Offers180 | Preferences per offer2.62 |
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.
Practise for this school's test
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSCE familiarisation guide for parents (2027 entry) | Published byHeckmondwike Grammar School · 2026 · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on heckgrammar.co.uk |
| FSCE familiarisation guide for students (2027 entry) | Published byHeckmondwike Grammar School · 2026 · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on heckgrammar.co.uk |
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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?
Qualifying children with an EHCP naming the school are considered before the 210-place allocation. The order is selective-ability children in or previously in public care; Pupil Premium applicants; catchment residents; continuing siblings, including Sixth Form; qualifying staff children; then eligible music applicants. Remaining places use overall entrance-test performance. Residence is the permanent home on test day; shared-care residence is where the child lives for most of the time. Siblings must live at the same address under the policy definition. Staff need two years of employment at the entrance exam or recruitment to a recognised shortage post. Music requires certificated grade 2 or higher solo instrument/voice performance from an Ofqual-regulated awarding body by test day; this category is capped at 5% of offers and ranks excess eligible applicants by test score. Care-status evidence is due at registration; EHCP, SEND and premium evidence by noon on 26 June 2026; original music certificates by noon on 11 September 2026. Registration closes at noon on 22 June 2026. The determined policy rejects late registration and ranks qualified waiting-list applicants under the admission criteria throughout Year 7. A second list for children who failed or missed the test is used only if the first is empty and requires a fresh entrance test. The school's undated FAQ instead describes late consideration and an exam-rank waiting list, so confirm those conflicting statements with admissions. The policy does not specify an exact equal-score tie-break. Academic qualification alone does not guarantee an offer.
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 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-10-01. 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.
- Admissions Arrangements (11-16)
Heckmondwike Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
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