CRClitheroe Royal Grammar School 11+ admissions

• Clitheroe Royal Grammar School entrance test

  School-specific assessment · Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE). Clitheroe's handbook identifies this school as using the FSCE test and describes it as part of the named FSCE consortium. · Two age-weighted papers at the school's Chatburn Road site on one Saturday morning. Paper 1 has English and Mathematics multiple-choice questions; Paper 2 has English and Mathematics short written-response questions. The handbook describes each paper as typically 45-60 minutes for the FSCE consortium and says a break may be scheduled; it tells families to rely on school-specific instructions for exact arrangements.

  The handbook says question responses are scanned and marked automatically, with expert humans verifying inconsistencies. Raw marks in both papers are adjusted for candidate age and the two standardised scores are added. The school’s Admissions Committee sets the required standard each year from that cohort’s performance. No fixed qualifying score is published for 2027 entry. Reaching the required standard does not guarantee a place; eligible candidates are ranked by the school’s oversubscription criteria against PAN 180.

  Check the official test registration page

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.

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.

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.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

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• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
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These subjects are verified for the linked school-specific assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• English
• Mathematics

These stages are verified for the linked school-specific assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. 1. School entrance test

   Applicants sat two FSCE papers on 26 September 2026. Both assess English and Mathematics through Year 5; one uses multiple-choice answers and the other short written answers.

2. 2. Qualification and coordinated offer

   Both age-adjusted standardised paper scores are added and compared with the required standard determined by the school's Admissions Committee for that cohort. Qualifying does not guarantee a place; oversubscription criteria apply if more candidates qualify than the PAN. Families separately apply through their home local authority CAF.

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.

Published CAF date

GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

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1. Admissions Policy Determined September 2027

   Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

3. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

4. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.

5. Admissions Policy Determined September 2027

   Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Admissions Policy, Determined September 2027

   Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Admissions Handbook 2027-2028, For Admissions September 2027

   Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7 Entry, Frequently Asked Questions

   FSCE consortium (Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Ermysted's Grammar School and Skipton Girls' High School). Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

9. Admissions

   Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.