Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Blackburn with Darwen and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Blackburn with Darwen and 47% in England.

That is down from 47 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.22: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.7, against 45.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Religious Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 126 families put Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School as their first choice and 551 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School are Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 68.7); St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.6); and Witton Park Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 39.9).

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is one of 2 schools run by Qegs Blackburn Academy Trust, an academy trust.

48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (as of September 2025): 44% would recommend the school, 63% say their child is happy there and 36% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (71%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (36%).

Of the 140 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 86 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 57% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 6% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 89 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 13 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School had 66 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Montague Street (opposite), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 475 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Blackburn with Darwen (289), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School issued 61 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School are Queen Elizabeth's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.3 miles), St Silas's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.