Queen Elizabeth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 109707
- Address
- Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG
- Website
- http://qesluton.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1264 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 47.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 8.5% |
| Pakistani | 10.4% |
| Other White | 16.3% |
| African | 19.7% |
| White British | 20% |
| Bangladeshi | 6.5% |
| Indian | 5.2% |
| Other Asian | 3.6% |
| Other | 3% |
| Caribbean | 2.9% |
| Unclassified | 1.8% |
| Other Black | 0.9% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 73% |
| Local authority average | 49% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 35% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 39.9 |
| Local authority average | 45 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.77 |
| Local authority average | 4.05 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 198 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 198 |
Admissions
Queen Elizabeth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 182
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 168
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 115 122 |
| Year 8 | 229 129 100 |
| Year 9 | 246 125 121 |
| Year 10 | 230 115 115 |
| Year 11 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 12 | 79 52 27 |
| Year 13 | 33 18 15 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |