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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith: 11+ entry

Ullswater Road, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7EG

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2029 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

  • Year 7 places

    160

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked

  • 18.5miles

    2026 entry, on National Offer Day

    Checked, source: Westmorland and Furness Council, checked

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day
  1. 2029 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on National Offer Day
  2. 2026 entryOffer day
    18.5 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 18.5 miles away.

How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from a point defined as within the child’s home to OS Reference NY 51206 29679 within the school.

Source: Westmorland and Furness Council, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications175First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,943,E06000064,Westmorland and Furness,Secondary,9435401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith,158,158,158,0,0,227,175,40,11,1.1075949367088607,1.1075949367088607,87,61,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001424,Penrith and Solway,136732,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)227All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,943,E06000064,Westmorland and Furness,Secondary,9435401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith,158,158,158,0,0,227,175,40,11,1.1075949367088607,1.1075949367088607,87,61,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001424,Penrith and Solway,136732,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day158Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,943,E06000064,Westmorland and Furness,Secondary,9435401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith,158,158,158,0,0,227,175,40,11,1.1075949367088607,1.1075949367088607,87,61,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001424,Penrith and Solway,136732,7View the official source
Applicants per place1.4Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,943,E06000064,Westmorland and Furness,Secondary,9435401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith,158,158,158,0,0,227,175,40,11,1.1075949367088607,1.1075949367088607,87,61,Academy converter,No religious character,4.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001424,Penrith and Solway,136732,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

The school does not print a fixed pass mark; the standard is set each year from how that year's children score. The council does publish offer-day figures:

Past figures are a guide, not a promise, and they count applications, not children who reached the standard.

At a glance

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Gender of pupils | MixedView the official source
Who the school admits.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Not needed
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type
academySchool 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
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
160Year 7 placesChecked 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 source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
the school itself (an academy that manages its own admissions)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
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
A mapped area
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Registering for the test is not an application: Test registration does not replace the home Local Authority preference form (SA3), which must also be completed by 31 October 2026, otherwise no valid application has been made.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Please note that this does not replace the Local Authority online preference form (SA3) which must also be completed, otherwise a valid application will not have been made.View the official source Pupil premium families have one more form: Supplementary Information Form (Appendix 3, Pupil Premium Notification) only for applicants seeking Pupil Premium priority; return to the school with evidence. Separately, every applicant must register for the entrance test.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: For more information on Pupil Premium places please refer to the Supplementary Information Form. The ... deadline for submitting this form is 31 October 2026.View the official source

How places are given

5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2029 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after and previously looked after children (incl. previously in public authority care outside England)

    The policy's own words
    Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care
  2. 2

    Sibling (Current Family Association) attending QEGS when the child starts

    The policy's own words
    Current Family Association – A sister or brother attending Queen Elizabeth Grammar School at the time the child starts.
  3. 3

    Pupil Premium (incl. Service Premium): priority for 10 students (2 per form); SIF required

    The policy's own words
    Pupil Premium – Priority will be given to 10 Students in receipt of Pupil Premium (including Service Premium).
  4. 4

    Children of permanent QEGS staff (employed 2+ years at registration, or skill shortage)

    The policy's own words
    Children of Permanent Members of QEGS Staff
  5. 5

    Remaining places: (a) designated catchment area, then (b) all other areas, each by straight-line distance to the school

    The policy's own words
    a) Queen Elizabeth Grammar School designated catchment area (see Appendix 2)

Source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked

Who qualifies
All applicants must reach the required standard: a minimum score in the test areas plus a minimum aggregate score; pass marks set each year according to cohort performance. 32 places (20%) then go by ranked aggregate score; the remaining places by oversubscription criteria.Source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
Catchment
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 distanceSource: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Random draw (names issued a number), independently verified; flats in one block count as the same distanceSource: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
Pupil premium
Oversubscription criterion 3: priority to 10 Pupil Premium students (2 per form of entry, PAN 160); PP children admitted under a higher criterion do not count; must reach the required standard; SIF with evidence to the school by 31 October 2026; unfilled places pass to the next criterion on National Offer Day.Source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
Supplementary form
Supplementary Information Form (Appendix 3, Pupil Premium Notification) only for applicants seeking Pupil Premium priority; return to the school with evidence. Separately, every applicant must register for the entrance test.Source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
Waiting list
Children who reach the standard but are not offered a place on 1 March 2027 go on a waiting list ranked by the oversubscription criteria; the local authority (LA) administers it until 31 August 2027, then the school keeps it until 31 December 2027.Source: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked
More detail from our guide

The 2027 policy is determined (final)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: This policy has been determined according to the statutory requirements of the Department for Education School Admissions Code 2021View the official source. A child with an education, health and care plan naming the school is treated like this: Children with an EHCP naming QEGS are admitted before the oversubscription criteria only if they have reached the required standard; the school may set an alternative assessment if the test cannot be adapted.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Ehcp (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Before the application of oversubscription criteria, applicants with an Education, Health and Care Plan who have reached the required standard in the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School entrance test and have named Queen Elizabeth Grammar School will be admitted.View the official source

After the rank-order places, the rest go in this order, to children who reached the standard: (1) Looked after and previously looked after children (incl. previously in public authority care outside England). (2) Sibling (Current Family Association) attending QEGS when the child starts. (3) Pupil Premium (incl. Service Premium): priority for 10 students (2 per form); SIF required. (4) Children of permanent QEGS staff (employed 2+ years at registration, or skill shortage). (5) Remaining places: (a) designated catchment area, then (b) all other areas, each by straight-line distance to the school.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Should the number of applicants exceed the PAN, the remaining places will be allocated according to the oversubscription criteria.View the official source

  • Pupil premium: Oversubscription criterion 3: priority to 10 Pupil Premium students (2 per form of entry, PAN 160); PP children admitted under a higher criterion do not count; must reach the required standard; SIF with evidence to the school by 31 October 2026; unfilled places pass to the next criterion on National Offer Day.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Pupil Premium – Priority will be given to 10 Students in receipt of Pupil Premium (including Service Premium). This equates to 2 places per Year 7 form group, based on a PAN of 160 (5 forms of entry).View the official source
  • Brothers and sisters: yesQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Current Family Association – A sister or brother attending Queen Elizabeth Grammar School at the time the child starts.View the official source, as the second group.
  • Children of staff: yesQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Children of Permanent Members of QEGS Staff – A child whose parent/carer is a current and permanent member of staff employed for two or more years at the time of registrationView the official source.
  • Catchment: 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 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 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.
  • Distance: Straight line from a point defined as within the child’s home to OS Reference NY 51206 29679 within the schoolQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child’s home to the OS Reference (NY 51206 29679) within the school.View the official source.
  • Ties: Random draw (names issued a number), independently verified; flats in one block count as the same distanceQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be independently verified.View the official source.
  • Late registrations: Late test registrations are not accepted, except those received before the test date with proven exceptional circumstances (Governing Body decides); refused late registrants who name QEGS on the SA3 sit the post-allocation test in February 2027 and are considered after 1 March 2027.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Entrance test registration requested after the deadline date will not be accepted. However, registrations received late but before the published test date and where exceptional circumstances are proven will be considered.View the official source
  • Waiting list: Children who reach the standard but are not offered a place on 1 March 2027 go on a waiting list ranked by the oversubscription criteria; the LA administers it until 31 August 2027, then the school keeps it until 31 December 2027.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: From 1 September 2027 a waiting list will be maintained automatically until 31 December 2027 and will be ... administered by Queen Elizabeth Grammar School.View the official source

School transport. The council's rule changes from September 2027: 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. If you live some distance away, check this before you rely on a place.

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published

The test is the school's own; we found no shared or council-run test in the area. It is sat in the autumn term of Year 6Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: The test is held in the autumn term of Year 6.View the official source.

  • Papers this year: three papers: Adventure (about 1 hour), Beacon (about 40 minutes) and Compass (about 35 minutes)Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: There are 3 test papers this year: • Adventure Paper – approximately 1 hour • Beacon Paper – approximately 40 minutes • Compass Paper – approximately 35 minutesView the official source.
  • Answers: a mix of multiple-choice and written answersQueen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: The Test consists of both multiple-choice and written response questions.View the official source.
  • Marking: Children receive scores in multiple areas and an aggregate score of all areas combined; papers computer-marked and age-standardised.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: All papers are marked by computer and age-standardised. Students with an eligible score will be ranked accordingly.View the official source
  • Practice material: Free FSCE Familiarisation Guides (Information for Children; Information for Parents) with sample questions, plus FSCE FAQs, on the school admissions page; FSCE says there are no endorsed past papers or commercial materials.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: The school has Familiarisation Guides on their website to help children, parents and teachers understand the style and format of the questions.View the official source
  • Access arrangements: Identify the need on the registration form and provide evidence by 11 July 2026 (or consent to the school contacting the primary school). SEND: primary school evidence of at least 2 terms of routine adjustments for formal assessments. Medical: GP/consultant letter dated no earlier than January 2024 or a care plan from the primary school.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Access arrangementsChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: In order for us to put any additional arrangements in place, you must identify your child’s need on the entrance test ... registration form and provide evidence by 11 July 2026View the official source
  • Missing the test: Late test (within a couple of weeks of the main test) only for registered children who missed the main test on medical grounds or extenuating personal circumstances; post-allocation test in February 2027 for refused late registrations who named QEGS on the SA3 by the deadline; children whose SA3 was late are tested after 1 March 2027 (eligible only if they reach the standard and places are available, else waiting list).Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Only children registered for the main test and who were unable to sit this test, will be permitted to sit a late test on medical grounds or extenuating personal circumstances. Please note this will be held within a couple of weeks of the main test.View the official source
  • One attempt only: yesQueen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: One attempt onlyChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Please note – a child may only take the test once.View the official source.

What decides a place. All applicants must reach the required standard: a minimum score in the test areas plus a minimum aggregate score; pass marks set each year according to cohort performance. 32 places (20%) then go by ranked aggregate score; the remaining places by oversubscription criteria.Queen Elizabeth Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: In order to reach the required standard, children will be need to achieve a minimum score in all areas combined, in addition to a minimum aggregate score. The pass marks will be set each year according to the performance of the cohort.View the official source So there are two routes in for a child who reaches the standard: a high enough score for one of the rank-order places, or a place through the priority order below.

What the result says. Email in mid-October to the registered address; one of two outcomes: reached / not reached the required standard for a grammar school education (no score stated).Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2027 entry: Results disclosureChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Test results will be sent by email mid-October to the email address you have registered for the test with. Your child will receive one of two possible outcomes:View the official source

How the Cumbria test works

Open days

Not published yet

The school publishes its open events and Year 5 tours on its own website. We could not confirm any dates for families of children now in Year 5, so check the school's site.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal to an independent appeal panel using the school's Notice of Appeal form, sent to the Clerk at the school; the school uses Lancashire County Council's appeals service for the hearingsSource: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027Cumbria 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 10 Oct 2026 against Westmorland and Furness Council.The source says: On 1 March 2027 we will send you an email in the morning (if you applied online) or post a letter to the address you have given us (if you have used a paper form).View the official source. If your child is refused a place: Appeal to an independent appeal panel using the school's Notice of Appeal form, sent to the Clerk at the school; the school uses Lancashire County Council's appeals service for the hearingsQueen Elizabeth Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 10 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith.The source says: Using the Notice of Appeal form provided by the school, appeal applications should be made to: Clerk to the Governors, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Ullswater Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7EG.View the official source. We could not confirm the 2027 appeal deadline from the school's documents, so use the date in your offer letter. Children who reached the standard but missed out also go on the waiting list, so keep a second choice you would be happy with on your form.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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