Complete guide to Heckmondwike Grammar School — the only selective grammar school in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. School details, the FSCE 11 Plus test, address, entry requirements, and preparation advice.
Kirklees has just one selective grammar school — Heckmondwike Grammar School. Despite its name, Batley Grammar School is a non-selective academy that uses fair banding, not the 11 Plus. Heckmondwike Grammar is co-educational and offers 210 Year 7 places each year, with over 1,000 children registering for the test.
The entrance exam is provided by Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE) and consists of three papers: English (multiple-choice and written), Mathematics (multiple-choice and written), and Creative Writing (original writing to a prompt). Papers 1 and 2 are computer-marked and age-standardised. Creative Writing is only assessed for candidates who reach the qualifying threshold on English and Maths.
The school has a defined catchment area covering Heckmondwike and Liversedge postcodes, but over 75% of places historically go to children living outside this zone. Up to 5% of places are reserved for students with proven musical achievement (Grade 2+).
The only selective grammar school in Kirklees, with detailed admissions information for 11 Plus families.
A co-educational grammar school founded in 1898, with academy status and over 1,000 annual test registrations for 210 places. The FSCE entrance exam has three papers: English, Mathematics, and Creative Writing. Oversubscription criteria prioritise looked-after children, Pupil Premium children, catchment area residents (WF16 and parts of WF15), siblings, children of staff, and music criterion students (Grade 2+, up to 5% of places). Remaining places are filled by rank order of final weighted test score. Over 75% of places historically go to out-of-catchment candidates. Rated Good by Ofsted with Outstanding for behaviour and attitudes.
The catchment area covers Heckmondwike and Liversedge. However, over 75% of places historically go to out-of-catchment candidates — catchment is only criterion 3 in the oversubscription list.
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