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Grammar schools in Bacup

There are no grammar schools in Bacup.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Lancashire has 4 of them, but none in Bacup itself — so every state secondary in Bacup admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, about 1.9 miles away in Lancashire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Lancashire

Lancashire has 4 grammar schools, but none in Bacup itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Bacup

Straight-line distance from the centre of Bacup — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale 1.9 miles Mixed Inadequate
The Crossley Heath School Halifax 13.3 miles Mixed Good
The North Halifax Grammar School Halifax 13.6 miles Mixed Good
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe 14.2 miles Mixed Outstanding
Stretford Grammar School Manchester 18.3 miles Mixed Good
Urmston Grammar Academy Manchester 18.5 miles Mixed Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Children attending Area 1 primary schools, ranked by entrance exam mark (siblings at BRGS get priority within this tier) (published source)
  3. Children attending Area 2 primary schools, ranked by entrance exam mark (siblings at BRGS get priority within this tier) (published source)

The Crossley Heath School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After, Previously Looked After, or Special Guardianship children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium and Service Premium children (published source)
  3. Remaining places by combined order of merit (English + Maths), until PAN (180) is reached (published source)

The North Halifax Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After, Previously Looked After, or Special Guardianship children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium and Service Premium children (published source)
  3. Up to 10% of places (of PAN 180): children in NHGS's own Priority Admissions Area (published source)

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Immediate catchment area residents eligible for Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Immediate catchment area residents (published source)

Stretford Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children, including those adopted from state care outside England (published source)
  2. Children in the catchment area receiving the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Children with a sibling at the school in Years 7–11 (published source)

Urmston Grammar Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. About 15 places for the highest-scoring Pupil Premium children (minimum 324), wherever they live (published source)
  3. About 20 places for the top scorers, wherever they live (published source)

Schools in Bacup

Bacup has 10 open schools. Browse all Bacup schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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