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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
East Road, Lancaster LA1 3EF · lrgs.org.uk · 01524 580600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 74.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,294
- 129 over 1,165 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 183 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 164 | 183 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 158 | 203 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 202 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 185 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 157 | 182 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74.1, and 98.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲74.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 88.4 | +8.3 |
| Sixth form college | 4.7 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 4.1 | −0.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215 students | B+ (42.3) | Above average +0.10 | |
| 215 students | B+ (42.3) | Above average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 196 | B (41.3) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 198 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 184 | B+ (44.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 153 | B+ (42.5) | +0.22 |
| 2017/18 | 155 | B (40.8) | +0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 154 | B (40) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 165 | B+ (41.7) | +0.37 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 60.5 | +7.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | −3 |
| Employment | 21.5 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lancaster Royal Grammar School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 29
- 2% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied