Queen Elizabeth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 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
- 1185 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.9
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.13
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 105 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 103 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Queen Elizabeth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 253
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 326
Offers
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 142
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 258 128 130 |
| Year 8 | 261 133 128 |
| Year 9 | 253 128 125 |
| Year 10 | 121 57 64 |
| Year 11 | 106 56 50 |
| Year 12 | 82 43 39 |
| Year 13 | 104 47 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% n/a 85.6% |
Further education | 19.0% n/a 35.4% |
School sixth form | 76.0% n/a 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% n/a 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% n/a 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% n/a 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% n/a 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% n/a 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% n/a 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% n/a 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 42.0% n/a 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% n/a 2.2% |