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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School catchment area

Waterfoot · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English)
Year 7 places
180
Location
Waterfoot, Lancashire
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Waterfoot. To be considered your child first needs to pass GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English), which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

Pass the GL test (VR, Maths, English), then ranked by priority feeder areas (Area 1, Area 2) and looked-after status, with distance to school as the tie-break. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Waterfoot
Lancashire
Nearby options

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The North Halifax Grammar School
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16.6 miles away
Stretford Grammar School
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17.6 miles away
Urmston Grammar
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Sale Grammar School
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Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Waterfoot schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Effectively yes. Rossendale priority areas (Area 1, then Area 2 feeder schools) are favoured after passing, then distance decides.
Is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School measured?+
Pass the GL test (VR, Maths, English), then ranked by priority feeder areas (Area 1, Area 2) and looked-after status, with distance to school as the tie-break. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?+
Children applying to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School sit GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School offer?+
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School admits 180 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and your local authority before applying.