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Grammar schools in the Cumbria 11+ area

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

The grammar school in this area is Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolCumbria: SchoolsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: Places allocated according to academic ability alone 32 places (20% of all places) will be awarded according to ranked aggregate scores on the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School entrance testView the official source in Penrith. It is an academyQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Establishment typeChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is a selective school with Academy status and is therefore responsible for managing its own admissions.View the official source in the Changing Lives Learning Trust (multi-academy trust)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Academy trustChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Multi Academy Trust: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is part of Changing Lives Learning TrustView the official source, and its admission authority is the school itself (an academy that manages its own admissions)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Admission authorityChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is a selective school with Academy status and is therefore responsible for managing its own admissions.View the official source. The entrance test is set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: we have adopted the Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE) Test as our Year 7 Entrance Test.View the official source. Places are given in stages. Every child must first reach the required standard. Some places then go by score, as the school explains: Academic-ability places: 32 places (20% of all places) awarded by ranked aggregate entrance test scoreQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Special places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: 32 places (20% of all places) will be awarded according to ranked aggregate scores on the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School entrance test (the highest score being given the highest rank).View the official source. The rest follow the school's priority order. We present the school without ranking, because the right choice depends on your child and the daily journey.

How far offers reached at each school

Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 18.5 miles

    Rule not stated · 160 places

Source: Westmorland and Furness Council, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

The school at a glance

SchoolPupilsYear 7 places, September 2027
Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolmixedQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: PupilsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Gender of pupils | MixedView the official source160Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 160 for Year 7 entry in September 2027.View the official source

Distance, catchment and travel

Where you live affects the later criteria. The rule is: The school's designated catchment area, shown on a map in Appendix 2 of its policy. Within the distance criterion, children living in the catchment area come before children from all other areas, each group in order of distanceQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Catchment (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: a) Queen Elizabeth Grammar School designated catchment area (see Appendix 2) b) All other areas.View the official source. In the last round, the furthest distance offered was 18.5 milesqueen-elizabeth-grammar-school-penrith-2026-last-distance: ValueChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: Queen Elizabeth cut off point was based on distance of those who had N/A 19 64 N/A N/A N/A 20 4 18.5View the official source. Check travel too: From September 2027 the council gives free transport to the nearest suitable school only: a child offered a place at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School gets free transport only if it is their nearest school, and if it is the nearest school but no place is offered, Ullswater Community College counts as the nearestCumbria: Qegs home to school transportChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: If your child is offered a place at QEGS, free transport will only be available if QEGS is their nearest school.View the official source.

For test and form dates, see the Cumbria dates page. To weigh the school against your own journey, use the Cumbria 11+ plan.