Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Westmorland and Furness council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

Selective school: Year 7 entry is by an entrance test (the 11+). Registration for the test usually closes in the summer of Year 5.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 175 families put this school as their first choice, and 158 places were offered. 158 of the families who put it first got a place (90%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

11+ entrance test

This school sets its own entrance test: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith entrance test. Register with the school directly.

How shared 11+ tests work

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 24 January 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1026 (capacity 1065)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST

Admissions

Selective (entrance test)

Phone

01768864621

Address

Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG

Website

qegspenrith.education

Official school record, including Ofsted reports