HEHeckmondwike Grammar School 11+ admissions

• Heckmondwike Grammar School 11+ assessment

  School-specific assessment · Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE). · The school describes multiple-choice and written-response questions, all written elements taken on one day at Heckmondwike Grammar School, and one attempt per child. English and mathematics papers are computer-marked and age-standardised; qualifying candidates have their creative writing assessed. Computer marking does not establish that children sit the test online.

  Component-paper scores are standardised and age-weighted. The school page says candidates with an eligible English and mathematics score have their creative writing assessed and are ranked accordingly. A numeric fixed qualifying score is not stated in the reviewed sources. Qualifying applicants are considered under the published oversubscription order and overall performance for remaining places; meeting the selective standard does not guarantee an offer.

  Check the official test registration page

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

Component-paper scores are standardised and age-weighted and combined to a total standardised age score. The school sets the required standard; meeting it makes a candidate eligible but does not guarantee a place. Policy applicants are ranked under the ordered oversubscription criteria, then by overall score for remaining places.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

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 school's FAQ links this map. Ask admissions to confirm an exact address against the 2027 policy; map labels or a postcode district alone do not establish membership.

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. Criterion 4 places siblings after catchment and before staff under criterion 5. The policy defines siblings as children at the same address who share one or both natural/adoptive parents, are related by a parent’s marriage, or whose parents live together as partners at that address. 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. Ask admissions how late applications and the waiting list will be handled. 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.

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

• English
• Mathematics
• Creative writing

1. 1. Heckmondwike Grammar School Entrance Examination

   The policy describes a two-stage selection process using component-paper scores and papers testing reasoning skills in varied contexts. It gives the main 2027-entry sitting as 14 September 2026, but does not name the test provider or specify paper subjects.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

22 June 2026

Test date

14 September 2026

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.

Heckmondwike 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.

1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

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

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

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

3. Admissions Arrangements (11-16)

   Heckmondwike Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

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 Arrangements (11-16)

   Heckmondwike Grammar School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. Admissions Arrangements (11-16), Entry September 2027

   Heckmondwike Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Entrance Exam: September 2027 entry

   Heckmondwike Grammar School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.