Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Lancaster, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,294 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,165.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Oct 2021). The published Attainment 8 score was 74.1 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 183 first-preference applications and 164 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 19 Oct 2021 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
Published 10 Jan 2022.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Lancashire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 164 |
| First-preference applications | 183 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 287 |
| First-preference offers | 163 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 74.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 100% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 98.8% |
| EBacc entry | 68.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 65.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 62.4% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.72 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.25 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 41.98 |
| Value added | 0.1 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.02 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.19 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 37.9% |
| Pupils | 215 |
| Average grade | B+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B+ |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 93% |
| Sixth-form college | 4.1% |
| Further education college | 1.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 0.6% |
| Not sustained | 0.6% |
| Unknown | 0% |
Cohort: 172 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 99.4%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 63.6% |
| Further education | 1.5% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% |
| Employment | 22.2% |
| Not sustained | 5.1% |
| Unknown | 4% |
Cohort: 198 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
17.4 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.58% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.48% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 56.6% |
| White other | 5% |
| Mixed | 7.6% |
| Asian | 23% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Other | 2.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:50 – 15:30 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
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