Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
136732
Address
Ullswater Road, CA11 7EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1040 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
8.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.8%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.6%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 4.4%
Indian 2.5%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.45
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 60%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 90%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 64.1
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.82
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE27
BiologyGCSE130
ChemistryGCSE130
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE20
Design & TechnologyGCSE47
English LanguageGCSE161
English LiteratureGCSE161
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE28
FrenchGCSE48
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
158
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
179
2nd preference
44
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
95
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
158
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
69
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
161
88
73
Year 8
160
85
75
Year 9
159
79
80
Year 10
161
88
73
Year 11
161
92
69
Year 12
125
62
63
Year 13
113
51
62
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
97.0%
n/a
85.6%
Further education
7.0%
n/a
35.4%
School sixth form
88.0%
n/a
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
n/a
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
n/a
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
n/a
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
n/a
3.2%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
n/a
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
n/a
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
82.0%
n/a
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
49.0%
n/a
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
n/a
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
n/a
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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