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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – 11 Plus Entrance Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
11 Plus Exam Format
11 Plus Exam Board
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions Process
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
Is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Part of a Consortium?
Does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Have a Catchment Area?
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Admissions Policy Information
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
11 Plus Courses and Classes
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – 11 Plus Exam Information
11 Plus Exam Dates
September of Year 6
11 Plus Exam Format
Mathematics ➗
Verbal Reasoning 🧠
English 📝
11 Plus Exam Board
GL Assessment
11 Plus Exam Pass Mark and Target Score
The pass mark for each year is decided after the tests have been marked.
Other Exam information
Students will sit three 50-minute exams.
All tests are multiple-choice with a separate answer sheet.
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – 11 Plus Admissions
How to Apply for 11 Plus (11+) Entry to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?
Applications to sit the entrance exam must be made on the school website over the summer before your child begins Year 6. You can register here.
You must also formally apply for a place at the school before midnight on the 31st of October (when your child is in Year 6) to be considered. You can find out more about applying for secondary schools in your local area here.
Is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School part of a Consortium?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School shares their 11 Plus exam with the other grammar schools in Lancashire: Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School and Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
Does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School have a catchment area?
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School does have a catchment area, which is based on distance from the school. The school prioritises children currently at local primary schools. These are split into areas 1 and 2 (with 1 given the higher priority).
Area 1
Balladen Primary, Rawtenstall
Britannia Community Primary, Bacup
Constable Lee St. Paul’s CE Primary, Rawtenstall
Crawshawbooth Primary, Crawshawbooth
Holy Trinity CE Primary, Stacksteads
Newchurch CE Primary, Newchurch
Northern Primary, Bacup
Sharneyford Primary, Bacup
St. Anne’s Edgeside CE, Waterfoot
St. James the Less RC Primary, Rawtenstall
St. Joseph’s RC Primary, Stacksteads
St. Mary’s CE Primary, Rawtenstall
St. Mary’s RC Primary, Bacup
St. Peter’s RC Primary, Newchurch
St. Saviour’s Community Primary, Bacup
Thorn Primary, Bacup
Water Primary, Water
Waterfoot Primary, Waterfoot
Area 2
Broadway Primary, Haslingden
Edenfield CE, Edenfield
Haslingden Primary, Haslingden
Helmshore Primary, Helmshore
Our Lady & St Anselm’s RC Primary, Whitworth
St. Batholomew’s CE Primary, Whitworth
St. James CE Primary, Haslingden
St. John’s Stonefold CE Primary, Accrington
St. John with St. Michael CE Primary, Shawforth
St. Mary’s RC Primary, Haslingden
St. Veronica’s RC Primary, Helmshore
Stubbins Primary, Stubbins
Tonacliffe Primary, Whitworth
However, entry to the school is based firstly on the scores achieved in the 11+ tests.
How Does Place Allocation Work?
Where qualifying applications exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
Looked after children and previously looked after children.
Children holding a Statement of Special Educational Need/Education, Health and Care Plan that names the school.
Pupils attending Area 1 primary schools (ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark).
Pupils attending Area 2 primary schools (ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark).
Pupils not attending Area 1 or 2 primary schools (ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark).
Admissions Policy Information
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – How to Prepare for the 11 Plus Exams?
Free 11 Plus (11+) Practice Exam Papers
New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.
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