Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a secondary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Its latest Ofsted inspection (5 March 2025) found some aspects not as strong; the previous graded outcome was Good (25 September 2019).
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 126 first-choice applications for 167 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 11 Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools.
- Of the 2026 Year 7 offers, 110 went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place; 57 went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the Attainment 8 score was 47 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Blackburn with Darwen schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 873 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Staff care deeply about pupils’ academic and personal achievements in this school.”
- “Pupils value the support that they receive from staff.”
- “This helps them to feel safe in school.”
To improve
- “However, a small minority of pupils do not demonstrate enough respect for others.”
- “This spoils the learning experiences of some pupils.”
- “However, some of the school’s work to improve the curriculum design and delivery is not fully developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 126 first-preference applications, 167 offers in total, 110 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 0.8 mi Outstanding
- Witton Park Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pleckgate High School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Blackburn Central High School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published