Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith is a secondary school located in Penrith. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG
Website: http://www.qegs.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01768864621
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Paul Buckland
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136732

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 840
Number of Pupils: 953
Number of Boys: 506
Number of Girls: 447

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.24 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.47
Of the 126 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 120 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:83%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:87%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:64
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Lakes School
Huntley Avenue , CA11 8NU 		3out of 4 566 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brunswick School
Brunswick Road , CA11 7LX 		3out of 4 784 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Drovers Lane , CA11 9EL 		3out of 4 1,092 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Hutton Hill , CA11 8EN 		3out of 4 1,441 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Yanwath Primary School
Yanwath , CA10 2LA 		3out of 4 2,352 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ullswater Road , CA11 7EG 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ullswater Community College
Wetheriggs Lane , CA11 8NG 		2out of 4 618 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hunter Hall School
Frenchfield , Penrith CA11 8UA 		- not rated 2,454 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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