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74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
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Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,038of 1,065 places
- Free school meals
- 7.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 141
- Ofsted
- Good, 21 September 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (URN 119811, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 142 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School in 2023, 81% stayed on in Lancaster Girls' Grammar School’s own sixth form (Lancashire average 12%), 9% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 138 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 60% went to university (Lancashire 36%, England 37%), and 58% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 73.4 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lancashire, with 92% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Lancaster Girls' Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 142 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 81% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 9% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 138 | 11,265 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 60% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 58% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 22% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 73.4 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 92% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 88% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.06 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 63.3 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 74.0 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 141 | 100% | 88% | 73% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 141 | 100% | 89% | 59% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 140 | 99% | 86% | 59% | 21% | 99% |
| Physics | 127 | 90% | 23% | 68% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 127 | 90% | 23% | 72% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 126 | 89% | 23% | 71% | 47% | 99% |
| History | 89 | 63% | 41% | 69% | 26% | 97% |
| Spanish | 76 | 54% | 19% | 57% | 27% | 89% |
| Computer Science | 55 | 39% | 13% | 60% | 30% | 96% |
| Geography | 54 | 38% | 41% | 74% | 25% | 98% |
| Drama | 45 | 32% | 7% | 76% | 27% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 44 | 31% | 7% | 84% | 24% | 100% |
| French | 37 | 26% | 18% | 65% | 29% | 97% |
| German | 32 | 23% | 5% | 63% | 33% | 97% |
| Design and Technology | 27 | 19% | 11% | 89% | 23% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 19% | 31% | 96% | 32% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 22 | 16% | 8% | 82% | 21% | 100% |
| Music | 18 | 13% | 5% | 67% | 33% | 89% |
| Applied Engineering | 15 | 11% | 0% | 67% | 18% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 13 | 9% | 65% | 15% | 9% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 9 | 6% | 11% | 78% | 24% | 100% |
| Arabic | 4 | 3% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 268 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 129 | 4,666 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.25 | 36.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 34% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 55 | 43% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 50 | 39% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 35% | 17% |
| Psychology | 37 | 29% | 23% |
| English Literature | 29 | 22% | 11% |
| History | 28 | 22% | 13% |
| Geography | 19 | 15% | 10% |
| English Language | 19 | 15% | 4% |
| Business Studies | 14 | 11% | 13% |
| Art and Design | 11 | 9% | 1% |
| Drama | 11 | 9% | 2% |
| Spanish | 9 | 7% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 6% | 4% |
| Physics | 8 | 6% | 12% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 5% | 5% |
| German | 6 | 5% | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 19 | 15% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 10 | 8% | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.