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Fully selective state school · Westmorland and Furness

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address
Ullswater Road, Penrith, North West, CA11 7EG
Year 7 admission
Mixed Year 7 admission
School type
Fully selective state school
Funding
State-funded
Day or boarding
Day school
Religion or denomination
GIAS records no applicable religious character.
Published admission number
160
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
160
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

Assessment route not published.

Eligibility
Applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2027 must register for the school's entrance test by 12 July 2026, apply through their local authority by 31 October 2026, and reach the required standard in the entrance test.
Score policy
The school awards 32 places according to ranked aggregate entrance-test scores, and all Year 7 applicants must reach the required standard; the policy uses the entrance test as the academic-ability selection route.
Oversubscription
After named EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after applicants, priority is current family association, ten Pupil Premium or Service Premium places, permanent QEGS staff children, then catchment applicants before all other areas, ranked by straight-line distance with random allocation for an unresolved tie.
Registration
GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

Key dates

Registration opens
GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
Registration deadline
GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
Test date
GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
CAF deadline
GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
National Offer Day
GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Fees

Fee per term
This is a state-funded school.
Fee per year
This is a state-funded school.
Published fee context
This is a state-funded school.

Inspection context

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith use?

The current official evidence does not yet publish Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith have?

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith's published admission number is 160 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith?

Applicants for Year 7 entry in September 2027 must register for the school's entrance test by 12 July 2026, apply through their local authority by 31 October 2026, and reach the required standard in the entrance test.

Are Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

After named EHCP and looked-after or previously looked-after applicants, priority is current family association, ten Pupil Premium or Service Premium places, permanent QEGS staff children, then catchment applicants before all other areas, ranked by straight-line distance with random allocation for an unresolved tie.

What subjects should a child prepare for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith?

The exact assessed subjects for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.

How current is the information for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith?

Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

  1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

    Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

  2. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

    Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.

  3. Admission Policy for 2027 - 2028

    Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

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