Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Penrith, CA11 7EG
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Ullswater Community College
Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG
Local ranking10th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1625
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 18 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 256
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 35.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 38.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
68
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 21.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 222
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1535
- Boys
- 758 (50%)
- Girls
- 762 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1625 (94% full)
- SEND
- 22.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.4%
- EAL
- 6.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 17.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 90.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,633/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.4%
- White Other: 6.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.5%
- Asian Other: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.2%
89.4%
White British
6.1%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Wetheriggs Lane
Penrith, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 112393
- UKPRN
- 10007126
- Establishment No.
- 4310
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