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74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,496of 1,613 places
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 22 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (URN 119812, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School in 2023, 88% stayed on in Clitheroe Royal Grammar School’s own sixth form (Lancashire average 12%), 5% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 329 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 60% went to university (Lancashire 36%, England 37%), and 46% 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 74.4 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lancashire, with 96% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% 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 | 149 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 88% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 5% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 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 | 329 | 11,265 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 60% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 46% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | — | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 74.4 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 79% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.04 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 70.6 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 75.0 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 | 149 | 100% | 88% | 83% | 22% | 100% |
| English Literature | 149 | 100% | 86% | 62% | 21% | 99% |
| English Language | 149 | 100% | 89% | 64% | 20% | 98% |
| Physics | 147 | 99% | 23% | 62% | 46% | 99% |
| Biology | 147 | 99% | 23% | 78% | 45% | 99% |
| Chemistry | 147 | 99% | 23% | 69% | 47% | 99% |
| History | 80 | 54% | 41% | 71% | 26% | 99% |
| Geography | 64 | 43% | 41% | 66% | 25% | 97% |
| Spanish | 58 | 39% | 19% | 62% | 27% | 98% |
| German | 50 | 34% | 5% | 56% | 33% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 50 | 34% | 31% | 88% | 32% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 40 | 27% | 11% | 60% | 23% | 98% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 26% | 8% | 79% | 21% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 26% | 11% | 71% | 24% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 33 | 22% | 9% | 55% | 28% | 100% |
| Classical Civilisation | 32 | 21% | 1% | 34% | 40% | 84% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 19% | 13% | 66% | 30% | 97% |
| French | 20 | 13% | 18% | 45% | 29% | 85% |
| Latin | 16 | 11% | 1% | 56% | 74% | 94% |
| Drama | 13 | 9% | 7% | 100% | 27% | 100% |
| Textiles | 13 | 9% | 2% | 54% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 5% | 5% | 63% | 33% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 2 | 1% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 665 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 321 | 4,666 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.10 | 36.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 19% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 141 | 44% | 31% |
| Biology | 104 | 32% | 20% |
| Psychology | 98 | 31% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 95 | 30% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 80 | 25% | 13% |
| Sociology | 70 | 22% | 13% |
| Economics | 63 | 20% | 13% |
| Physics | 48 | 15% | 12% |
| History | 35 | 11% | 13% |
| Politics | 30 | 9% | 6% |
| English Language | 29 | 9% | 4% |
| Classical Civilisation | 19 | 6% | 1% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 6% | 3% |
| English Literature | 19 | 6% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 18 | 6% | 5% |
| Physical Education | 16 | 5% | 3% |
| Geography | 15 | 5% | 10% |
| English Language and Literature | 15 | 5% | 2% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 4% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 2% | 4% |
| French | 7 | 2% | 1% |
| Product Design | 7 | 2% | 2% |
| Drama | 6 | 2% | 2% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 77 | 24% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 23 | 7% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.