Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Lancaster, LA1 3EF · Lancashire grammar school

Ofsted: Good Mixed
Test board
Consortium: N/A. Each Lancashire grammar school runs its own admissions; no shared consortium

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2021-10-19)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

Oversubscription criteria

  1. Looked after — Looked After/Previously Looked After Children at/near the minimum level
  2. Priority catchment pp — Priority catchment area (City of Lancaster), Pupil Premium, at/near minimum level
  3. Priority catchment — Priority catchment area, at/above minimum level
  4. Residual catchment pp — Residual catchment area, Pupil Premium, at/near minimum level
  5. Residual catchment staff — Residual catchment area, staff children (≥2 years employed), at/above minimum level
  6. Residual catchment — Residual catchment area, at/above minimum level
  7. Outside residual catchment — Outside the residual catchment area, at/above minimum level

What the entrance test covers

There is no shared Lancashire 11+ — each school sets its own exam, and formats/providers differ and have changed recently, so always check the school's own admissions page for the current year. As of the 2026 test round: - Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School — GL Assessment-style multiple-choice papers (maths, English, verbal reasoning). - Clitheroe Royal Grammar School — moved to FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) papers: Paper 1 English & maths multiple-choice, Paper 2 English & maths short written answers. - Lancaster Girls' Grammar School — FSCE papers. - Lancaster Royal Grammar School — GL Assessment-style papers (maths, English, verbal reasoning). Because providers differ, practice material for one Lancashire school may not match another's format — and a child applying to schools in both Clitheroe/Lancaster and the Bacup area may face two different exam styles.

University destinations

Oxbridge
4%
Russell Group
40%
Top-third university
55%
Any degree
83%

Of the 138-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.

House prices nearby

Median price, Bulk ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£166,000

Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Lancashire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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