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
- 1186 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 45.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 21.1%
African 18.8%
Other White 17.6%
Pakistani 9.9%
Mixed 7.8%
Bangladeshi 6.7%
Other Asian 4%
Indian 3.7%
Caribbean 3.5%
Other 3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.3
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 44 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 217 |
Admissions
Queen Elizabeth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 189
- 3rd preference
- 153
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 25
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 131 106 |
| Year 8 | 243 121 122 |
| Year 9 | 211 106 105 |
| Year 10 | 206 106 100 |
| Year 11 | 236 134 102 |
| Year 12 | 53 30 23 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 27.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 12.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 49.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |