11+ Lancs
11+ Lancashire
There are four grammar schools in Lancashire. Children wishing to apply for a place at any of these schools must sit each school's 11 plus entrance exam.
Click on the school that you are interested in:
- Bacup and Rawetenstall Grammar School (mixed)
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (mixed)
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (girls)
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School (boys)
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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 180
Phone: 01706 234500
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2027 entry
Registration opens: After the Easter break 2026
Registration closes: 14th September 2026 (12 noon)
Date of Exam: 26th September 2026
Type of Exam: GL Assessment
Number of papers: Three: Verbal Reasoning, Maths and English, all multiple choice.
Subjects Tested: English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning
Date of results: October 2026 (exact date TBC)
Local Authority Common Application Form (CAF) required?: Yes - Lancashire County Council's co-ordinated admissions between 1st September 2026 and 31st October 2026
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Gender: Mixed
Number of places in Year 7: 180
Phone: 01200 423379
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2027 entry
Registration opens: TBC
Registration closes: 4th September 2026 (12 noon)
Date of Exam: 26th September 2026
Type of Exam: FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)
Number of papers: Two: Paper 1 contains English and Maths questions with multiple choice answer options. Paper 2 contains English and Maths questions with short written answer responses. Both papers are age weighted.
Subjects Tested: English, Maths
Date of results: TBC
Local Authority Common Application Form (CAF) required?: Yes - Lancashire County Council's co-ordinated admissions between 1st September 2026 and 31st October 2026
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Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Gender: Girls
Number of places in Year 7: 145
Phone: 01524 581661
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2027 entry
Registration opens: 1st June 2026
Registration closes: 9th September 2026
Date of Exam: 26th September 2026
Type of Exam: FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)
Number of papers: Two: The test consists of both multiple choice and written response questions assessing English and Maths up to the end of Year 5 of the KS2 National Curriculum.
Subjects Tested: English and Maths
Date of results: 17th October 2026
Local Authority Common Application Form (CAF) required?: Yes - Lancashire County Council's co-ordinated admissions form or Cumbria CAF between 1st September 2026 and 31st October 2026
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Gender: Boys
Number of places in Year 7: 180 (156 day places and 24 boarding places)
Phone: 01524 580600
Email: [email protected]
Confirmed dates for 2027 entry
Registration opens: TBC
Registration closes: 7th September 2026
Date of Exam: 26th September 2026
Type of Exam: GL Assessment
Number of papers: Three: Verbal Reasoning, Maths and English, all multiple choice.
Subjects Tested: English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning
Date of results: by 6th October 2026
Local Authority Common Application Form (CAF) required?: Yes - Lancashire County Council's co-ordinated admissions form or Cumbria CAF between 1st September 2026 and 31st October 2026
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