Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

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In-year deficit of 3.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,592.31

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-7.1%

of income

In-year balance

-3.3%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 3.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.64.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.96.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)87.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.63.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,036

Capacity

1,065 (97%)

Free school meals

4.8%

English additional lang.

7.8%

Ethnicity

White British 83.7%Asian 4.4%Black 0.9%Mixed 5.3%Chinese 1.0%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

58.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.8

Mean salary

£50,476

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

10.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 804 pupils