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EXAM AREA / SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Yorkshire 11+

Six grammar schools, with separate routes across Halifax, Heckmondwike, Ripon and Skipton.

Local school & council testsYear 6 test → Year 7 entry

Official sources checked 28 Sept 2026

HOW TO APPLY

Test registration & school applications

Test registration and your school application are two separate steps.

01 · TEST REGISTRATION

Register for the test

With each relevant school or test organiser

2027 entry registrationSeparate registration for each local route
Registration & access arrangements

Halifax’s two schools share a registration. Heckmondwike, Ripon and the Skipton schools have their own processes. There is no Yorkshire-wide application for testing.

The council organises Ripon testing only. Contact Ermysted’s and Skipton Girls’ directly, including for access arrangements or a missed registration.

Official registration details
02 · SCHOOL APPLICATION

Choose your schools

On your home council’s CAF

School application deadline31 October 2026
How do I apply for a place?

Use the Common Application Form (CAF) for the council where you live, including when applying across council boundaries. List schools in your genuine preference order.

Check each school’s admissions policy and any supplementary form. Taking the test does not secure a place.

How to order your schools

TEST FORMAT

Find the route for your school

A provider’s name alone does not mean tests, registrations or scores are interchangeable.

HALIFAX · TWO SCHOOLS

Crossley Heath & North Halifax

  • Shared test
  • FSCE

A shared FSCE assessment covers English, maths and creative writing. Register through the Halifax schools’ process.

School test details
KIRKLEES · ONE SCHOOL

Heckmondwike Grammar

  • School registration
  • FSCE

A separate FSCE assessment includes English, maths and creative writing. Use Heckmondwike’s own registration and materials.

School test details
RIPON · COUNCIL TEST

Ripon Grammar

  • GL Assessment
  • Updated 2027 format

For 2027 entry, the GL papers are verbal skills and non-verbal reasoning with maths. This adds curriculum English and maths to the earlier reasoning-only format.

School test details
SKIPTON · SEPARATE PROCESSES

Ermysted’s & Skipton Girls’

  • School-led registration
  • Local familiarisation

Apply directly to the relevant school. Use its current FSCE familiarisation guide and registration instructions; a Ripon registration does not cover either school.

School test details

NO YORKSHIRE-WIDE PASS MARK

Read each result within its local admissions rules

  • Local standardEach school or shared route defines the required standard and relevant ranking.
  • Different testsA GL score cannot be read as equivalent to an FSCE outcome or another school’s rank.
  • School allocationEligibility still sits alongside local admissions priorities and CAF preferences.

Official guidance: Official local route information.

SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Dates to keep track of

Tests take place in 2026, for children starting Year 7 in September 2027. Follow your invitation for your child’s session.

  1. Heckmondwike registration closed

    The published test date was 14 September; 17 October is its target date for results.

  2. Halifax registration closed

    The two Halifax grammar schools share registration. Read their invitation and current admissions timetable.

  3. Ripon registration closed

    Ripon tested on 12 September. The council says results will be issued no later than 16 October.

  4. Skipton schools’ arrangements

    Use Ermysted’s or Skipton Girls’ current admissions page for the relevant test, result and late-registration instructions.

  5. Submit your school application

    Name your preferred schools on your home council’s CAF. Send any school supplementary forms separately by their published deadlines.

  6. National Offer Day

    Your home council confirms the school place offered. Read the acceptance and waiting-list instructions in the offer.

Official timetable: North Yorkshire dates and local school routes. Check the school’s instructions for late, exceptional or additional testing.

THE PRACTICE LIBRARY

Get to know the questions

Choose the files for the school or shared route your child is applying to.

Start with the official guidanceLocal instructions, sample questions & answer sheets

Keep each school’s guide with its own practice materials. Halifax and Heckmondwike include creative writing; do not assume every FSCE school uses an identical paper. Ripon’s revised GL materials include English and maths.

SCHOOLS & ADMISSIONS

Find your school

The six schools span different local tests and priority areas. Open a school to check its own admissions policy and journey.

Year 7 intake

6 of 6 schools

Year 7 intake shown · sixth forms may differ

Compare up to 4 schools side by side.

BEFORE YOU APPLY

Three school-specific checks

  1. Keep a separate registration record

    Record the organiser, deadline and confirmation for every test needed. Halifax’s shared registration is not a regional Yorkshire registration.

  2. Match materials to the entry year

    Ripon’s 2027 format differs from its older reasoning-only test. Use the named school’s current familiarisation guide for FSCE.

  3. Check the priority area and journey

    Halifax, Heckmondwike, Ripon and Skipton are distinct daily journeys. Read the exact catchment policy and school transport arrangements.

KEEP READING

Help with your next decision

Understanding your result

Read scores alongside eligibility, school priorities and the allocation of places.

Read the guide If your preferred school has no place

Understand the difference between a test result, a waiting list and an admission appeal.

Read the guide

GOOD TO KNOW

A few common questions

Is there one Yorkshire 11+ consortium?

No. This page groups local routes; only the two Halifax schools share the Halifax assessment and registration.

Does North Yorkshire Council organise every local grammar test?

No. It organises Ripon testing. Ermysted’s and Skipton Girls’ manage their own selection processes.

Has the Ripon test changed for 2027 entry?

Yes. The two GL papers now include English in verbal skills, and maths alongside non-verbal reasoning.

Does every FSCE test include the same questions and writing task?

No. Follow the individual school’s familiarisation guide. Do not infer one school’s paper from another school using the same provider.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

Checked 28 Sept 2026. Follow the current school policy and your child’s test invitation for individual arrangements.