OFSTED
21 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
LANCASTER GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,038
1,038 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,038
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.2 pts
below England
School
6.6%
Lancaster
25.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.6 pts
below England
School
19.7%
Lancaster
10.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lancaster
0.0%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.3%
584
Indian
14.7%
153
Pakistani
5.8%
60
Any other White background
5.7%
59
Any other Asian background
3.5%
36
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.6%
68 of
1,038 pupils
14.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
73.4
34.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.69 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.83 pts
lower than
England
School
5.39%
Lancaster
6.05%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.98 pts
lower than
England
School
11.84%
Lancaster
15.24%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.44 pts
lower than
England
School
1.36%
Lancaster
1.38%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.5%
5.1 pts
above England
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
97.5%
Lancaster
93.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.