Lancaster Royal Grammar School A GSG School
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road
Lancaster
LA1 3EF - Head: Dr Chris Pyle
- T 01524 580600
- F 01524 847947
- E [email protected]
- W www.lrgs.org.uk/
- A state school for boys aged from 11 to 18 with a coeducational Sixth Form.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Lancashire
- Pupils: 1,227; sixth formers: 378
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Boarding £12,345 - £13,545; Day - free
- Open days: Contact the school
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Lancaster is a city with a small town feel - pupils come from every walk of life and are a very genuine mix. Unashamedly academic but takes all-round education seriously and delivers - recognised by pupils and parents alike. Team games rather than individual sports dominate though increasing opportunity for minority interests that will last a lifetime. Much encouragement to join in – no place for couch potatoes. Boarding gives the school an edge and identity and attractive facilities have understandably brought a resurgence of interest from…
What the school says...
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a state grammar school with a coeducational sixth form. We offer a rigorous academic education and a wide range of extra-curricular activity taking in 150 local boys and up to 24 boarders (with no tuition fee) each year. Welcoming girls into Sixth Form from 2019.
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
School associations
State boarding school
State grammar school
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2012, Dr Christopher Pyle MA (Cantab) PhD (Cantab) NPQH. Previously a deputy head at The Perse School, Cambridge and before that head of geography there (explains his particular interest in glaciers, hydrology and climate change). Briefly a manager at Anglian Water before taking up teaching. Married to Sally, with three sons (two at the school). Former churchwarden and PCC member of a large Anglican church. A keen runner, he has participated in the Devizes to Westminster charity canoe race and is a fan of the Lakeland fells. Has relished the chance to return to his roots in the north, attracted to LRGS as ‘the nearest thing to an independent school’.
Says LRGS is ‘virtually unique in the state sector - selective and ambitious, day and boarding, a broad academic curriculum (from...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
All the boys at LRGS have qualified for a place at the School via the 11+ examination. A few boys with visual, hearing or mobility needs have SSA support. Currently three boys have support for very mild Aspergers. Pupils are screened for dyslexia on arrival. Mentoring support, either from staff or senior boys, is available for all junior pupils. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Interpreting catchment maps
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Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
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Further reading
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Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
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