Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA11 7EGPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,026 pupils. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith is part of CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 64.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 87.5%
EBacc average point score: 6.01

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,026

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,026
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 May 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.