Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Secondary schoolQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 873 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, March 2025
Before that: Good (overall), September 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 September 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 5 March 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School was 44.3, against 44.1 in Blackburn with Darwen and 46.2 in England.
34.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.8% | 43.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.8% | 60.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 135 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- Dar Ul MadinahIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file390 m
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Ashworth Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met670 m
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Blackburn with Darwen
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).