Lancashire
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
GCSE results 2026: every Lancashire school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 72.1 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 72.1
- Attainment 8
- 96%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.69
- Progress 8
- [0.45, 0.92]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 184 | 208 | 183 (88%) | 315 |
| September 2025 | 177 | 194 | 176 (91%) | 292 |
| September 2024 | 149 | 169 | 149 (88%) | 268 |
| September 2023 | 143 | 171 | 142 (83%) | 277 |
| September 2022 | 145 | 162 | 143 (88%) | 270 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lancashire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 125 | Not published | Not published | 58% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 116 | Not published | Not published | 59% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 133 | 5% England 1% | 44% England 18% | 61% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 113 | 8% England 1% | 61% England 15% | 73% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 140 | 4% England 1% | 51% England 16% | 57% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 157 | 6% England 1% | 50% England 14% | 61% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
9 th Sept 2026 | 11+ Registration closes
Source · checked 27 October 2026
1st June 2026 | 11+ Registration opens
Source · checked 27 October 2026
17th Oct 2026 | Parents notified of test results
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Registration for the 2026 test (for Year 7 entry in 2027) is now closed. The test will be on Saturday 26th September 2026.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
29th Sept 2026 | Deadline to inform LGGS of any circumstances which may have affected performance in the test (within 2 school days)
Source · checked 27 October 2026
As part of this commitment, we have adopted the Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE) Entrance Test as our Year 7 Entrance Test.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The Test evaluates application of knowledge in English and Maths.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
Following the 11+ test results, parents are required to submit their Secondary School preferences to the local authority.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
Register for our Sixth Form Open Evening: Wednesday 4th November
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
- How good are Lancaster Girls' Grammar School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 72.1, against 47.6 across England, ranking #94 in England. 55.2% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Lancaster Girls' Grammar School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 41.3 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Lancaster Girls' Grammar School?
- For September 2026, 208 families put it first for 184 Year 7 places: 1.1 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Lancaster Girls' Grammar School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 5.7% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 51.1% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 143 | 72.1 | — | 95.8% | 55.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 141 | 73.4 | — | 92.2% | — | 87.9% | 7.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 144 | 73.7 | +0.69 | 95.1% | — | 81.3% | 7.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 142 | 71.6 | +0.54 | 94.4% | — | 74.6% | 6.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 143 | 77.1 | +0.71 | — | — | 79.0% | 7.2 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lancashire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136381 |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Christopher Beard |
| Trust | LANCASTER GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | LA1 1SF |
| Pupils | 997 |
| FSM eligible | 6.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Regent Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1SF
http://www.lggs.org.uk1524581661| DfE number | 5402 |
| UKPRN | 10032350 |
| Opened | 1 Jan 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 9 Jan 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 21 Sept 2022 |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2023 |