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Heckmondwike Grammar School
Catchment + open placesCo-educationalYorkshire

Heckmondwike Grammar School catchment area

Heckmondwike · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment + open
score places
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Heckmondwike Entrance Test (weighted)
Year 7 places
210
Location
High St, Heckmondwike WF16 0AH
Website
heckgrammar.co.uk
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Heckmondwike Grammar School

Heckmondwike Grammar School runs a two-route admissions model. It reserves a block of places for a designated catchment or priority area, where home-to-school distance matters, and it offers a second block of places on 11+ score alone, open to families living anywhere. That makes it both a catchment school and, in part, a super-selective.

Qualify, then ranked: looked-after, pupil-premium, catchment, siblings, staff; remaining places filled in rank order of weighted test score, ties by distance. So if you live in the priority area you compete mainly with local families, and if you live further away a high enough score can still win one of the open places.

Bottom line: Heckmondwike Grammar School has a catchment, but it is not the whole story, a strong score keeps the door open even from outside the area.
Grammar schools near Heckmondwike
Yorkshire
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Heckmondwike

The Crossley Heath School
Halifax · No catchment
7.8 miles away
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax · Part-catchment
8.4 miles away
Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton · Catchment area
22.6 miles away
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton · Catchment area
22.6 miles away
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Waterfoot · Catchment area
24.3 miles away
Ripon Grammar School
Ripon · Catchment area
30.0 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Heckmondwike Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Heckmondwike Entrance Test (weighted) 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

Aim high: a top score can win an open place from anywhere, and helps in the catchment block too.

FAQs

Heckmondwike Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Heckmondwike Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Partly. A catchment (Heckmondwike/Liversedge/Roberttown) is prioritised, but remaining places go by rank-order test score.
Is Heckmondwike Grammar School super-selective?+
Partly. Heckmondwike Grammar School reserves some places on 11+ score alone (open to any address) but also keeps a block for its catchment or priority area, so it is best described as part super-selective, part catchment.
How is the catchment for Heckmondwike Grammar School measured?+
Qualify, then ranked: looked-after, pupil-premium, catchment, siblings, staff; remaining places filled in rank order of weighted test score, ties by distance. 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School?+
Children applying to Heckmondwike Grammar School sit Heckmondwike Entrance Test (weighted), 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School offer?+
Heckmondwike Grammar School admits 210 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes. You can sit the test from any address, and Heckmondwike Grammar School keeps a block of places for the highest scorers regardless of where they live, so an out-of-area child with a strong score has a realistic route in.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Heckmondwike Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, either the open score block or your position in the catchment.
When do we register for the Heckmondwike Entrance Test (weighted)?+
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 Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike Grammar School and your local authority before applying.