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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

Secondary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen. Some aspects not as strong (Mar 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 September 2019, report published 8 October 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 5 March 2025, report published 28 April 2025.

Some aspects not as strong

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around March 2029

The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.7 milesTauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Secondary, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

    Outstanding (Oct 2022)

  2. 0.7 milesSt Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

    Secondary, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

    School remains Good (Jan 2023)

  3. 0.8 milesTauheedul Islam Boys' High School

    Secondary, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

    Outstanding (Mar 2024)

  4. 1.0 milesWitton Park Academy

    Secondary, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

    Report card, Feb 2026: 6 needs attention

  5. 1.1 milesPleckgate High School

    Secondary, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

    Outstanding (Jun 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.