Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn
Founded 1509
West Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6DF
Tel: +44 1254 686300 Fax: +44 1254 692314

Headmaster: Mr S A Corns, MA Bursar: Mr J Ranford, ACMA

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School details

Age range: 3 - 18

Day pupils: 592 boys and 110 girls

Annual day fees: £5,001 - £8,829

This school does not offer flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 592 boys and 110 girls, including 117 boys and 22 girls in the 6th form

Staff numbers: 78 full time and 4 part time

Method of entry: Assessment, Entry test or exam, GCSE results, Interview, Report from previous school, References, Please apply to school, Registration, Taster days

Accreditations and affiliations: HMC, ISC, AGBIS, ISBA, AJIS, AMDIS

Religious affiliation: Inter-denominational, Christian

Teaching languages: English

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Academic	Languages	Sport	Activities	Music	Miscellaneous
Business studies Classics Design technology Drama/Theatre Economics Electronics Geology Government/Politics Painting/Sculpture Philosophy/Ethics Psychology	English French German Greek Latin Spanish	Athletics Badminton Basketball Cricket Cross-country Fencing Golf Gymnastics Hockey Netball Rugby Soccer Squash Swimming Table tennis Tennis	Dance Drama productions Duke of Edinburgh Award Language club Outdoor pursuits/Adventure trg Public speaking/Debating Sailing Skiing	Band/Orchestra Brass Choir Guitar Keyboard Organ Singing Strings Woodwind	After school club Before school/Breakfast club Particular diets School bus service Significant experience of gifted children

Scholarships

The school offers: Other bursaries, Academic, Siblings, Financial need, Senior school entry, 6th Form, Science

Curriculum, exams and 6th form

Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR, WJEC, AS Level, GCSE

% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 89.9%
% pass rate (exams at age 18): 92.9%
26 courses are offered for age 18 exams
96% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year

Special needs

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Physical Disabilities
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

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