Rank #62
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, York Street
Ofsted: OutstandingMixedCompetition: High
Overall GCSE score:69.8
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.8 applicants per place
Exam area
Lancashire 11+ 4 schools Local area
Lancashire Grammar Schools
Lancashire brings together 4 grammar schools across the county, centred on Clitheroe, Lancaster, and Rossendale. It is better understood as one local admissions landscape than as a single shared route, with school type, geography, and competition varying between the main clusters.
girls' and co-ed options GL Assessment, FSCE Lancashire
School list
Grammar Schools in Lancashire
The best grammar schools in Lancashire on this page are ordered by GCSE results. You can also compare school type, Ofsted, catchment, and how hard it is to get a place.
Compare up to 4 schools
Rank #70
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster Royal Grammar School, East Road
Ofsted: GoodMixedCompetition: High
Overall GCSE score:68.4
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.7 applicants per place
Rank #75
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Glen Road
Ofsted: Not yet ratedMixedCompetition: Very High
Overall GCSE score:67.9
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.2 applicants per place
Rank #77
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Regent Street
Ofsted: GoodGirls onlyCompetition: High
Overall GCSE score:67.2
Assessment: FSCE
Applicants per place: 2.1 applicants per place
Lancashire overview
Lancashire grammar schools at a glance
4 grammar schools are mainly spread across Clitheroe, Lancaster, and Rossendale, giving Lancashire a more varied selective picture than one single town cluster.
Schools 4 schools
Main places Lancaster, Ribble Valley, and Rossendale
School mix Girls' and co-ed
Tests Mostly GL
What stands out
Lancashire is not one single school cluster. Travel, school feel, and admissions detail can shift quite a bit between Lancaster, Ribble Valley, and Rossendale.
What parents notice
The area mixes girls' schools and co-ed options. Most schools here use GL Assessment, with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School as the main exception because it uses FSCE. Distance and catchment rules matter at many of these schools. These schools are very competitive.
Where they are
Where Lancashire grammar schools are concentrated
Lancaster, Ribble Valley, and Rossendale give Lancashire its main grammar-school shape.
Test route
Most schools here use GL Assessment, with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School as the main exception because it uses FSCE.
School mix
The area mixes girls' schools and co-ed options.
Admissions
Distance and catchment rules matter at many of these schools. These schools are very competitive.
Lancaster
Lancaster is a two-school cluster through Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Together they give families girls' and co-ed options.
Ribble Valley
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is the only grammar school based here, so this part of Lancashire has one co-ed grammar option.
Rossendale
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is the only grammar school based here, so this part of Lancashire has one co-ed grammar option.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where are Lancashire grammar schools mainly concentrated?
Lancashire grammar schools are mainly concentrated in Lancaster, Ribble Valley, and Rossendale.
What types of grammar schools are in Lancashire?
The area mixes girls' schools and co-ed options.
Which test routes are used in Lancashire?
Most schools here use GL Assessment, with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School as the main exception because it uses FSCE.
What should parents watch most closely in Lancashire?
Distance and catchment rules matter at many of these schools. These schools are very competitive.