Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB2 6DFPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 873 pupils. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is part of QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

12%

Asian

70%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

873

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 873
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

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.