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.
Relevant skills and exercises
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
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Admission Policy for 2027 - 2028
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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