Lancashire 11 Plus Exam Format

Background to the 11 Plus Exam in Lancashire

There are four Grammar Schools in Lancashire that children will need to take an 11 Plus Exam to get into.

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Lancashire 11 Plus Exam Format Details

In Lancashire Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School both use FSCE (Future Schools Community Enterprise). The test covers the following topics:

• English
• Maths

The remaining Grammar Schools, Bacup and Rawtensall Grammar School and Lancaster Royal Grammar School have the same exam. The Exam is written by GL and involves three papers covering:

• Maths
• English
• Verbal Reasoning

Preparation for the 11 Plus Exam in Lancashire

Firstly it is important to understand what preparation options you have and what might be the most suitable route to go down. Go forward to our 11 Plus preparation options page to understand what the options are and to start thinking about which one might be best for you.

If your child is in year three or four currently then you might also find it useful to understand what advice we offer parents who want to start helping their children at this stage.

If your child is in the latter stages of year four or in year five then we offer different advice designed to help families who are closer to the exam date.

If your child is part way through year five or quite close to the exam then we have tried to show how you can use the time you might have available most effectively.