Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
East Road, Lancaster, LA1 3EF
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/10/2021
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
18.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,294
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,165 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
158 of 203 families who put it first got an offer
158
Places offered
305
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 203 | 158 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 37 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 305 | 158 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Christopher Pyle
- Address
- East Road, Lancaster, LA1 3EF
- Phone
- 01524580600
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Bulk · Lancaster and Wyre
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136742
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,294 pupils · 1,165 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
19 October 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 807 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
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 | 72.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.26 | — | — |
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 | 74.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.72 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 170 | — |
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 | 42.25 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 215 | — |
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 | 170 | 79% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 170 | 51% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 58% | 94% | 98% | |
| Physics | 157 | 68% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 153 | 72% | 97% | 99% | |
| Biology | 146 | 67% | 99% | 100% | |
| History | 96 | 70% | 97% | 98% | |
| Geography | 91 | 58% | 99% | 99% | |
| Spanish | 77 | 66% | 88% | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 67 | 64% | 93% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 67 | 75% | 99% | 99% | |
| German | 60 | 58% | 92% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 124 | 28% | 55% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 82 | 22% | 49% | 70% | |
| Biology | 70 | 19% | 49% | 73% | |
| Physics | 70 | 24% | 46% | 63% | |
| Business Studies | 56 | 11% | 29% | 68% | |
| Economics | 41 | 12% | 39% | 76% | |
| Geography | 40 | 3% | 25% | 57% | |
| History | 35 | 20% | 51% | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 0% | 50% | 70% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 20 | 75% | 85% | 90% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 12% | 41% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 12% | 53% | 82% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #57 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11486: Lancaster Royal Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 29 |
| Offers | 10 |
| Success rate | 34% |
| Accepted offers | 10 |
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) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
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 Lancashire 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.