---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith Catchment Area"
description: "Partly. 20% of places go to the highest scorers from anywhere; the rest favour the Penrith-area catchment by ranked score. Map, distances and the test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/queen-elizabeth-grammar-school-penrith-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Score + location rules Co-educational Cumbria

# Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith catchment area

Penrith · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18

Score + location

### Does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith have a catchment area?

**Partly.** Partly. 20% of places go to the highest scorers from anywhere; the rest favour the Penrith-area catchment by ranked score.

Admissions

Area + open
score places

Intake

Co-educational · ages 11 to 18

11+ test

GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR)

Year 7 places

160

Location

Penrith, Cumbria

Catchment, explained

## How catchment works at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith

Reach the GL standard, then 20% of places to top-ranked scorers, then looked-after, siblings, pupil-premium, staff, catchment by score, then others by distance.

Look at the number of places in each route before using your postcode or your child's score to judge their chances.

Grammar schools near Penrith

Cumbria

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Penrith

[Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster · Area or distance priority 42.4 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/lancaster-royal-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster · Score + location 43.1 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/lancaster-girls-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe · Area or distance priority 56.7 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/clitheroe-royal-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Skipton Girls' High School Skipton · Area or distance priority 57.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/skipton-girls-high-school-catchment-area)

[Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton · Area or distance priority 57.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/ermysteds-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Ripon Grammar School Ripon · Area or distance priority 61.8 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/ripon-grammar-school-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith

1

### Read the rules

Check [Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith's admissions information](https://qegspenrith.education/) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR) instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

FAQs

## Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith catchment, your questions answered

**Does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith have a catchment area?**

Partly. 20% of places go to the highest scorers from anywhere; the rest favour the Penrith-area catchment by ranked score.

**How are places allocated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith?**

Reach the GL standard, then 20% of places to top-ranked scorers, then looked-after, siblings, pupil-premium, staff, catchment by score, then others by distance. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://qegspenrith.education/) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith lists GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR) as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 160. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

Pip offers short maths, English and reasoning practice. Check Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith's current test subjects before choosing what to work on.

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith's published information](https://qegspenrith.education/) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.