Results
A-level 2025 rank: 268=
Grade
%
A*
10
A
22.2
B
29
A*/A
32.2
A*-B
61.2
GCSE 2025 rank: 75
Grade
%
9/8
46.7
7
21
9/8/7
67.7
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Selective
National rank
158
171
Rank last year
61.2%
A-level
67.7%
GCSE
Need to know
Head teacher
James Keulemans
Attendance
95.9%
Gender of entry
Mixed
Send pupils*
6.0%
*Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils
1,475
Pupils on free school meals
11.9%
Progress 8
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8
What the school inspection says
“Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are extremely proud to attend Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. They behave exceptionally well and show admirable levels of respect towards each other. Pupils and students flourish from the high expectations set by leaders and teachers. They are highly motivated and immerse themselves fully in school life ... They talked positively about what leaders and teachers do to ensure that everyone is included and diversity is celebrated. Pupils appreciate immensely the positive relationships that they have forged with teachers ... [They] value the diverse enrichment opportunities … such as rocket club, astronomy club, chess, sewing and sports. They especially enjoy participating in, and winning, an extensive range of local and national competitions.”
Inspection
2022
In detail
*
Read the full report
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
Email
admissions@crgs.org.uk
Telephone
01200 423 379
Website
crgs.org.uk
Address
Chatburn Road,
Clitheroe,
BB7 2BA