Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

1. Looked after — Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (incl. state care outside England)
2. Sibling — Current Family Association: sibling attending the school at time of admission
3. Pupil premium — Up to 10 places (2 per form group, PAN 160): Pupil Premium/Service Premium students
4. Staff child — Children of permanent QEGS staff employed ≥2 years
5. Catchment then distance — (a) Designated catchment area, ranked by entrance-test score; (b) all other areas, ranked by proximity to school

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith uses GL Assessment papers: two multiple-choice papers of around 50 minutes each, covering English (reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation, grammar) and related reasoning/maths content. Register directly with the school in Year 5; the test is sat in September of Year 6 with results in October, before the 31 October application deadline. Check the school's admissions page for the current year's exact paper structure and dates.

Of the 105-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.