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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

Secondary Free school in Blackburn BB2 6DF

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  • School Reference Number: 141165
  • Address: West Park Road, Blackburn BB2 6DF
  • Acting Head: Mrs Claire Gammon
  • Telephone: 01254 686300
  • Website: qegsblackburn.com
  • Managing Organisation: QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,000
  • Local Education Authority: Blackburn with Darwen
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2014* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 25/09/2019

Rating published on 08/10/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Outstanding

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
25 September 2019 9 October 2019 School inspection Good
17 May 2017 22 June 2017 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number141165
Local Authority Code889
Local Authority NameBlackburn with Darwen
Establishment Number6001
School / College NameQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Establishment Type Code35
Establishment typeFree schools
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2014
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,000
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils874
Number of Boys460
Number of Girls414
Percentage Free School Meals16.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17541
Academy trust or TrustQEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10046858
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date13-01-2025
StreetWest Park Road
Locality
Address3
TownBlackburn
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB2 6DF
Websitewww.qegsblackburn.com
Telephone01254686300
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameClaire
Headteacher/Principal last nameGammon
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleActing Head
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000008
DistrictBlackburn with Darwen
Ward CodeE05011522
WardShear Brow & Corporation Park
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001102
Parliamentary ConstituencyBlackburn
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000008
Easting367395
Northing428672
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 002D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number4003
Country
UPRN200004503797
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002616
LSOA CodeE01012587
Free School Meals118
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN141165
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/141165
LAESTAB8896001
School nameQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFree School
School open date01/09/2014
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyBlackburn
Multi-academy trust UID17541
Multi-academy trust nameQEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBB2 6DF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils874
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10110914
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date25/09/2019
Publication date08/10/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection141165
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8896001
School name at time of latest graded inspectionQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10022815
Previous inspection start date17/05/2017
Previous publication date22/06/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection141165
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8896001
School name at time of previous graded inspectionQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFree School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionRequires Improvement

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