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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: 11+ entrance exam

Co-educational grammar school in Rossendale.

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School · Co-educational grammar school · RossendaleAdmissions (the school’s website)

Sources checked 29 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

11+ For Year 7

The 11+ entrance test

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School’s 11+ entrance test is set by GL Assessment, taken on paper. It tests verbal reasoning, maths and English.

Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2028: the date is not yet published.

180 places, as the school’s page gives them Source

Saturday 26 September 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 14 September 2026. Source
Saturday 26 September 2026; registration was open by September 2026 (opening date not given) and closes 12 noon 14 September 2026; access-arrangement requests preferably before June 2026; results mid-October.
Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source

Who sets it: GL Assessment. Source
How it is taken Inferred: On paper. Source
GL papers sat on site; modified papers mentioned for access arrangements.
What it tests: Verbal reasoning, maths and English. Source
The papers: Verbal reasoning; Maths; English. Source
Three papers; timings and formats not published on the page.
How places are decided: Children must meet the ‘required standard’ (not published); if oversubscribed, looked-after first, then Area 1 primary pupils ranked by overall mark, siblings, then all others by mark. Source
Practice and familiarisation: Sample papers. The practice materials (another website) Source
Interview Inferred: No. Source
No interview in the arrangements.
What has changed Inferred: No change of provider announced on the admissions page read on 29 Sep 2026 (MM-868); the page does not give the provider history, so a change before 2023 cannot be ruled out from it. Source

What Remelia practises for every GL plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out non-verbal reasoning, the writing and science. What Remelia practises for GL maths, English and reasoning tests

Maths
The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.
English
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.
The last fortnight
The plan works to September of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.

Sources

Admissions to the Academy, Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School checked 29 September 2026
The page’s words
“The examination will consist of three papers: verbal reasoning, maths and English. Our entrance examination is provided by GL Assessment.”
“12 noon on 14 September 2026. This will be the final date to register for the entrance examination.”
Determined Admission Arrangements 2027, Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The published admission number is 180. ... All applicants who meet the required standard will be admitted if 180 or fewer apply. ... Children attending Area 1 primary schools ranked in order of overall entrance examination mark.”

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