The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 120655
- Address
- Morton Terrace, DN21 2ST
- Website
- http://www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1171 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.2%
White British 76.9%
Indian 5%
Mixed 4.3%
Other Asian 3.5%
Other White 2.4%
Chinese 2.1%
Pakistani 1.9%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 96%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 82%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 64.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.2
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Studies/Computing | AS level | 1 |
| Sociology | AS level | 38 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 166
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 89
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 91 96 |
| Year 8 | 186 88 98 |
| Year 9 | 187 81 106 |
| Year 10 | 179 92 87 |
| Year 11 | 192 93 99 |
| Year 12 | 111 61 50 |
| Year 13 | 129 61 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 86.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 7.0% 39.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 43.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 3.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 66.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 55.0% 24.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.8% 2.2% |