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Grammar schools in Carlisle

There are no grammar schools in Carlisle.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness have 1 of them, but not one in Carlisle itself — so every state secondary in Carlisle admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, about 17.3 miles away in Westmorland and Furness. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness

Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness have 1 grammar school, but not one in Carlisle itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Carlisle

Straight-line distance from the centre of Carlisle — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith Penrith 17.3 miles Mixed Good
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster 58.5 miles Mixed Good
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster 58.6 miles Girls Good
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe 73.5 miles Mixed Outstanding
Skipton Girls' High School Skipton 73.5 miles Girls Good
Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton 73.6 miles Boys Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (incl. state care outside England) (published source)
  2. Current Family Association: sibling attending the school at time of admission (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places (2 per form group, PAN 160): Pupil Premium/Service Premium students (published source)

Lancaster Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children at/near the minimum level (published source)
  2. Priority catchment area (City of Lancaster), Pupil Premium, at/near minimum level (published source)
  3. Priority catchment area, at/above minimum level (published source)

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children at/near the Pass Mark (published source)
  2. City of Lancaster residents eligible for Pupil Premium, at/near the Pass Mark (published source)
  3. City of Lancaster residents at/above the Pass Mark (published source)

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Immediate catchment area residents eligible for Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Immediate catchment area residents (published source)

Ermysted's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Applicants within the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)
  3. Applicants outside the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)

Schools in Carlisle

Carlisle has 53 open schools. Browse all Carlisle schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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