Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolMorecambe Bay Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and Morecambe Bay Academy are secondary schools.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Morecambe Bay Academy scores 43 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 Morecambe Bay Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.4 for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School and 36.8 for Morecambe Bay Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (77.1 in 2021-22, 73.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Morecambe Bay Academy (41.8 in 2021-22, 36.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancasterLancaster Girls' Grammar School | MorecambeMorecambe Bay Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 67th of 80 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 | 997 | 1,019 | |
| Capacity | 1,065 | 1,539 | |
| Location | Lancaster, LA1 1SF | Morecambe, LA4 5BG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.4 Stronger figure | 36.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 92.2% Stronger figure | 21.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.3% Stronger figure | 43.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.9% Stronger figure | 13.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.06 Stronger figure | 3.03 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 141 | 147 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 129 | 34 | |
| A-level average points | 41.3 Stronger figure | 26.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 34.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 997 | 1,019 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.6% | 40.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.9% | 8.5% | |
| SEN support | 7.2% | 29.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 12.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.8% Stronger figure | 37.0% | 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
Morecambe Bay Academy
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