Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Lancaster (Lancashire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is a top day and boarding grammar school. There are 1290 pupils at the school, including 120 boarders and a thriving sixth form of 400 students. We challenge the brightest pupils in the North West of England, along with boarders from further afield, to fulfil their potential.
Our Sixth Form is coeducational, and we welcomed Sixth Form girls as boarders from September 2020. The values central to Lancaster Royal Grammar School are those of academic and extra-curricular excellence and opportunity, within a diverse and tolerant community; these form the the best possible foundation for future life.
Our pupils achieve outstanding exam results (43% A*/A grades at A-level in 2025, and 40% 9/8 grades at GCSE in 2025) and we have a national reputation for sporting excellence. Ten pupils were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universities in 2025. The atmosphere of the school is vibrant and inspiring - and fun!
The School was endowed in 1472 and is one of the oldest state funded schools in the country. Originally situated close to the Priory Church and Lancaster Castle, the LRGS moved to its present site in 1851 when Queen Victoria granted the Royal title.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Chess
- Choir
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Netball
- Orchestra
- Photography
- Rugby
- Swimming
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 136742
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (26 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.20 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Douglas Walker Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Nina Parekh | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Wendy Preston Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Russell Worthington Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ian Whitehouse Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kate Kidd | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Jacob Johny Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Howard Roberts Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Ashworth Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Raghavendra Yerramsetty Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Joanne Heaton-Marriot | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Captain Bernard York Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire Geddes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Dyer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Hodgson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Barton | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Steven Aughton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Taylor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Lund Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Hodgett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Robin Jackson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Julia Aglionby | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Anthony Collinson | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Michael Burrow Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Dr Christopher Pyle Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 | |
| Dr Christopher Pyle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2012 |
| Mr Howard Roberts Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Paul Benson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Catherine Lodge Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record