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11+ in North Yorkshire: grammar schools, tests and places

North Yorkshire has three state grammar schools on the Department for Education’s register: Ermysted’s Grammar School, Ripon Grammar School and Skipton Girls’ High School. They sit the FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7, and some set a test of their own.

The tests

The test North Yorkshire’s schools share, and its dates.

FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7

Set by Future Stories Community Enterprise; sat by Ermysted’s Grammar School and Skipton Girls’ High School.
- Checked on 22 September 2026; the next dates are not yet published.
- Last sat: Saturday 26 September 2026. source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4 source 5
- Results of that sitting: Monday 12 October 2026. source

A to Z

North Yorkshire: three schools and their places.

North Yorkshire’s state grammar schools
School	Intake	Year 7 places	Test
Ermysted’s Grammar School Skipton	Boys	128 source	FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7
Ripon Grammar School Ripon	Mixed	117 source	Its own test
Skipton Girls’ High School Skipton	Girls	120 source	FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7

Year 7 places in North Yorkshire: 365 in all, adding up each school’s published number.

Sources

Checked against the sources on 22 September 2026. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

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