Rank #138
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, Ullswater Road
Ofsted: GoodMixedCompetition: High
Overall GCSE score:43.9
Assessment: FSCE
Applicants per place: 1.5 applicants per place
Exam area
Westmorland and Furness 11+ 1 school Local area
Westmorland and Furness Grammar Schools
Westmorland and Furness brings together 1 grammar school in Cumbria. It is better understood as one local admissions landscape than as a shared-route system, so school type, catchment, and competition for places tend to matter most.
co-ed schools FSCE Cumbria
School list
Grammar Schools in Westmorland and Furness
The best grammar schools in Westmorland and Furness on this page are ordered by GCSE results. You can also compare school type, Ofsted, catchment, and how hard it is to get a place.
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Westmorland and Furness overview
Westmorland and Furness grammar schools at a glance
1 grammar school sit close together in Cumbria, so Westmorland and Furness feels more local and easier to read than a large county-wide area.
Schools 1 school
Main places Westmorland and Furness
School mix Co-ed only
Tests FSCE
What stands out
Westmorland and Furness is easier to take in geographically than larger selective counties because the schools sit in one small local patch.
What parents notice
All of the schools here are co-educational. All of the schools here use FSCE. Distance and catchment rules matter at every school here. These schools are very competitive.
Area shape
What stands out in Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a compact local area. The main differences here are school type, test route, catchment, and how competitive each school is.
Local school cluster
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith is the only grammar school based here, so this part of Westmorland and Furness has one co-ed grammar option.
School mix
All of the schools here are co-educational.
Test route
All of the schools here use FSCE.
Admissions
Distance and catchment rules matter at every school here. These schools are very competitive.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where are Westmorland and Furness grammar schools mainly concentrated?
Westmorland and Furness is a compact area. 1 grammar school sit in the same local cluster rather than being spread across several different towns.
What types of grammar schools are in Westmorland and Furness?
All of the schools here are co-educational.
Do the schools in Westmorland and Furness share one test?
All of the schools here use FSCE.
What should parents watch most closely in Westmorland and Furness?
Distance and catchment rules matter at every school here. These schools are very competitive.