Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lancaster.
Summary of the comparison
Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Lancaster High School are secondary schools in Lancaster.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Lancaster High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lancaster Royal Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School was judged Good and Lancaster High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.1 for Lancaster Royal Grammar School and 35.6 for Lancaster High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lancaster Royal Grammar School (72.5 in 2021-22, 74.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lancaster High School (39.3 in 2021-22, 35.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancasterLancaster Royal Grammar School | LancasterLancaster High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 62nd of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,290 | 591 | |
| Capacity | 1,165 | 750 | |
| Location | Lancaster, LA1 3EF | Lancaster, LA1 3LS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 74.1 Stronger figure | 35.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.8% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.2% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.72 Stronger figure | 3.02 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 95 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 215 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 42.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 37.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,290 | 591 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.1% | 46.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.5% | 16.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 22.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 14.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.0% Stronger figure | 42.1% | 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
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 Royal Grammar School
Lancaster High School
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