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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

West Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6DF ·

Ofsted:Good· 2025
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At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 11–19 in Blackburn. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (September 2019). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 126 families put it first for 167 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–19
Pupils
873
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Academy trust
QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Gammon
Opened
Sept 2014
School website 01254686300 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 25 Sept 2019
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (5 Mar 2025): Some aspects not as strong
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 141 pupils

Attainment 8
47.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
36.9%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
68.1%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.22
2023/24 · CI -0.47 to 0.03
This school
47
Blackburn with Darwen
45.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
167
1st preferences
126
All applications
551
1st prefs per place
0.75
Fewer first choices than places

110 of 126 first-preference applicants were offered a place (87%). 23 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
875
Capacity
1,000
87% full
Girls / boys
47/53
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)20.8%
  • English as an additional language15.5%
  • SEN support12.3%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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