Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road, Lancaster, LA1 3EF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Head
- Dr Christopher Pyle
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,165
- Pupils on roll
- 1,294
- URN
- 136742
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524580600
About this school
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a Christian secondary academy in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,294 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 172 | 170 |
| Attainment 8 score | 72.2 | 72.0 | 74.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.45 to +0.89 | +0.59 +0.37 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 94.8% | 98.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 57% | 68.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lancaster Royal Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 72 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.1 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,261 |
| 2023/24 | 1,269 |
| 2024/25 | 1,290 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lancaster Royal Grammar School compares
Lancaster Royal Grammar School ranked 2nd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74.1 | 6.1% | 8.1% | 1,294 | — |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | 73.4 | 5.4% | 6.6% | 1,038 | 0.5 miles |
| Lancaster High School | 35.6 | 14.2% | 46.5% | 567 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic College | 41.3 | 11.6% | 40.6% | 981 | 0.7 miles |
| Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy | 50.7 | 7.4% | 10.8% | 1,755 | 0.7 miles |
| Morecambe Bay Academy | 36.8 | 12.6% | 40.6% | 1,045 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.07%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 17.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
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Lancaster High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
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Our Lady's Catholic College0.7 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
-
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
-
Morecambe Bay Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Morecambe
Other schools in Lancaster
Lancaster Royal Grammar School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Lancaster.
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- Lancaster High School Secondary
- Our Lady's Catholic College Secondary
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Secondary
- Appletree Nursery School Nursery
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lancaster Royal Grammar School teach?
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Lancaster.
- Who is the head of Lancaster Royal Grammar School?
- The head of Lancaster Royal Grammar School is Dr Christopher Pyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lancaster Royal Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lancaster Royal Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lancaster Royal Grammar School?
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School has 1,294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lancaster Royal Grammar School full?
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School has capacity for 1,165 pupils and 1,294 on roll (111%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lancaster Royal Grammar School a faith school?
- Yes. Lancaster Royal Grammar School is designated Christian.
- Is Lancaster Royal Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Lancaster Royal Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Lancaster Royal Grammar School?
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School is part of LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lancaster Royal Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 72.2 in 2022/23 and 74.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lancaster Royal Grammar School rank locally?
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School ranked 2nd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lancaster Royal Grammar School's absence rate?
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lancaster Royal Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lancaster Royal Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.