About the school
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (CRGS) is a co-educational selective grammar school in the town of Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Formerly a boys’ school, it is now fully co-educational and has a strong reputation for academic achievement, sport and pastoral care.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School was founded in 1554 as ‘The Free Grammar School of King Philip and Queen Mary’, and the separate Girls’ Grammar School (opened in 1957) merged with the boys’ school in 1985; the school celebrated its 450th anniversary in 2004. It serves the Ribble Valley and a wide surrounding area of Lancashire.
As a Lancashire grammar school, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School selects pupils through its own Lancashire 11+ entrance test, with admissions coordinated by Lancashire County Council.
School type
Co-Educational Grammar
Exam date
Saturday, 26th September 2026 (Lancashire 11+)
Exam board
Lancashire 11+ (GL Assessment)
Address
York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DJ
Age range
11–18 (Years 7–13)
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Admissions information
The Clitheroe Royal Grammar School entrance test is the Lancashire 11+, sat on Saturday, 26th September 2026. Here is everything you need to know about the admissions process and exam structure.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School selects pupils through its own entrance test, the Lancashire 11+, provided by GL Assessment. The test consists of multiple-choice papers assessing English, Mathematics and reasoning, based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum, with answers recorded on separate answer sheets that are marked electronically.
The Clitheroe Royal Grammar School entrance test is sat on Saturday, 26th September 2026, at the school’s Chatburn Road site. Children take the papers, each lasting around 45 minutes to an hour, covering English, Maths and reasoning. Scores are age-standardised so younger children are not disadvantaged, and candidates are ranked against the qualifying standard.
Registration is completed online via a link on the school’s website during the registration window when the child is in Year 5. Parents must also submit the Common Application Form through their local authority, naming Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, by 31st October 2026. Both the test registration and the application must be completed by their deadlines.
The test is sat on Saturday, 26th September 2026, with results expected to be issued to parents by Friday, 9th October 2026, before the Common Application Form deadline. Meeting the qualifying standard does not guarantee a place, as the school gives priority to children living within its catchment areas. School allocations are confirmed on national offer day, 1st March 2027.
Key admissions details
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School admits a Year 7 cohort each year, drawn from Clitheroe, the Ribble Valley and the wider Lancashire area.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School has both an immediate catchment area and a wider catchment area, and children living within these areas who meet the standard are prioritised. The immediate catchment covers the civil parishes of the Borough of Ribble Valley, including Clitheroe, Whalley, Sabden and Longridge; the wider catchment covers many other Lancashire borough areas, including Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Preston and South Ribble.
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School was founded in 1554 as ‘The Free Grammar School of King Philip and Queen Mary’, and the boys’ and girls’ schools merged in 1985. It is a co-educational selective grammar school in Clitheroe, in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
Admission to Year 7 is based on the Lancashire 11+, with the school then applying its own catchment-based admissions criteria. Families register for the test via the school’s website and submit the Common Application Form through Lancashire County Council, naming Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School uses the Lancashire 11+, provided by GL Assessment, with multiple-choice papers assessing English, Maths and reasoning. The test is sat on Saturday, 26th September 2026, at the school’s Chatburn Road site.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School has both an immediate catchment (the Borough of Ribble Valley) and a wider catchment covering many Lancashire boroughs. Children living within these areas who meet the standard are prioritised, so location is an important factor when the school is oversubscribed.
Families register online via the school’s website when the child is in Year 5, and submit the Common Application Form by 31st October 2026. The test is sat on Saturday, 26th September 2026, with results expected by Friday, 9th October 2026.
Yes. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School offers a wide range of sporting, musical and extracurricular activities alongside its strong academic curriculum and supportive pastoral care.
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