Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness
Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG
93
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
10.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,026
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,065 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
153 of 173 families who put it first got an offer
153
Places offered
241
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 173 | 153 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 241 | 153 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Westmorland and Furness lets families list 3 preferences. 108 applications came from outside the council area (81 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Marchant
- Address
- Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG
- Phone
- 01768864621
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward / constituency
- Penrith South · Penrith and Solway
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136732
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
1,026 pupils · 1,065 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 804 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 65.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 92% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.38 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 64.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 87.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 96.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 160 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 121 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 160 | 59% | 95% | 98% | |
| English Language | 160 | 36% | 85% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 159 | 31% | 81% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 152 | 40% | 76% | 84% | |
| Biology | 119 | 51% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 118 | 44% | 97% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 118 | 55% | 98% | 100% | |
| History | 111 | 44% | 85% | 90% | |
| Geography | 95 | 57% | 96% | 97% | |
| French | 80 | 45% | 89% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 59 | 17% | 64% | 88% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 57 | 84% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 41 | 32% | 56% | 71% | |
| History | 39 | 3% | 21% | 54% | |
| Biology | 30 | 13% | 30% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 8% | 50% | 69% | |
| Economics | 26 | 4% | 15% | 69% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 4% | 4% | 36% | |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 5% | 20% | 40% | |
| Physics | 18 | 11% | 44% | 56% | |
| Geography | 18 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| English Language | 17 | 0% | 18% | 41% | |
| Geology | 16 | 6% | 13% | 44% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 6% | 13% | 19% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10351: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.