Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolBay Leadership Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and Bay Leadership Academy are secondary schools.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bay Leadership Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School was judged Good and Bay Leadership Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 72.1 for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and 37.0 for Bay Leadership Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (77.1 in 2021-22, 72.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Bay Leadership Academy (39.0 in 2021-22, 37.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancasterLancaster Girls' Grammar School | MorecambeBay Leadership Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 56th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,038 | 726 | |
| Capacity | 1,065 | 1,276 | |
| Location | Lancaster, LA1 1SF | Morecambe, LA3 1AB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 72.1 Stronger figure | 37.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 95.8% Stronger figure | 31.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.6% Stronger figure | 46.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 143 | 135 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 129 2024-25 | 10 2021-22 | |
| A-level average points | 41.3 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0 | 21.4 2021-22 | |
| A-level average grade | B 2024-25 | D 2021-22 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.0 2024-25 · England 35.8 | Not reported2021-22 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 34.1% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | Not reported2021-22 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 997 | 724 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.6% | 50.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.9% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 7.2% | 26.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.8% Stronger figure | 29.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
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