---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Catchment Area"
description: "Effectively yes. Rossendale priority areas (Area 1, then Area 2 feeder schools) are favoured after passing, then distance decides. Map, distances and the test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/bacup-and-rawtenstall-grammar-school-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Catchment or distance priority Co-educational Lancashire

# Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School catchment area

Waterfoot · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18

Location matters

### Does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School have a catchment area?

**Yes.** Effectively yes. Rossendale priority areas (Area 1, then Area 2 feeder schools) are favoured after passing, then distance decides.

Admissions

Catchment or
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

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.

Check whether the school uses a named priority area, home-to-school distance, or other priority groups. The map is a starting point, not an admissions decision.

Grammar schools near Waterfoot

Lancashire

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Waterfoot

[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Area or distance priority 13.1 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/clitheroe-royal-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[The Crossley Heath School Halifax · No catchment 16.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/the-crossley-heath-school-catchment-area)

[The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax · Score + location 16.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/the-north-halifax-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Stretford Grammar School Stretford · Area or distance priority 17.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/stretford-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Urmston Grammar Urmston · Score + location 17.7 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/urmston-grammar-catchment-area)

[Sale Grammar School Sale · Area or distance priority 19.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/sale-grammar-school-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

1

### Read the rules

Check [Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's admissions information](https://www.brgs.org.uk/information/admission-to-academy/) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English) instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

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.

**How are places allocated at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School?**

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. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.brgs.org.uk/information/admission-to-academy/) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School lists GL Assessment (VR/Maths/English) as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 180. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

Pip offers short maths, English and reasoning practice. Check Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's current test subjects before choosing what to work on.

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School's published information](https://www.brgs.org.uk/information/admission-to-academy/) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.