Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Head
- Mrs Claire Gammon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 873
- URN
- 141165
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254686300
About this school
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a secondary academy in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 873 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 |
| Writing progress | +0.70 |
| Maths progress | +0.10 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 140 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | 46.7 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.40 to +0.09 | -0.22 -0.47 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 44.3% | 36.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 66.4% | 68.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 73.6% | 75.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 Queen Elizabeth's 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 | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.2 | 43.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | 43.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 44.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,286 |
| 2023/24 | 874 |
| 2024/25 | 875 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School compares
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School ranked 6th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 8% | 20.8% | 873 | — |
| Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School | 72.3 | 3% | 14% | 866 | 0.7 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | 50.8 | 7.1% | 23.8% | 1,483 | 0.7 miles |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | 62.5 | 2.5% | 17.3% | 746 | 0.8 miles |
| Witton Park Academy | 40.3 | 9.2% | 39.5% | 1,243 | 1.0 miles |
| Pleckgate High School | 49.2 | 7.5% | 25.4% | 1,339 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.75%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
Witton Park Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
Pleckgate High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Blackburn.
- Blackburn Central High School Secondary
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Pleckgate High School Secondary
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Secondary
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Secondary
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Secondary
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Secondary
- The Hyndburn Academy Secondary
- Witton Park Academy Secondary
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Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the acting head of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School?
- The acting head of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is Mrs Claire Gammon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's 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 many pupils are at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has 873 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School full?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 873 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is part of QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School ranked 6th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth's 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.