Queen Elizabeth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 136357
- Address
- Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ
- Website
- www.qes.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1156 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 94.2%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.14
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 59 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 51 |
| English Language | GCSE | 119 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 43 |
| French | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Queen Elizabeth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 247
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 263
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 315
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 134
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 260 135 125 |
| Year 8 | 254 127 127 |
| Year 9 | 254 130 124 |
| Year 10 | 126 57 69 |
| Year 11 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 12 | 63 32 31 |
| Year 13 | 80 43 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% n/a 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% n/a 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% n/a 2.4% |