Queen Elizabeth's

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 17 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
136646
Address
Western Road, EX17 3LU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1138 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.5%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 69%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 50%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.1
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.29
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award1
Speech & DramaTechnical Award6
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE28
Business Studies:SingleGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE27
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE17
Design & TechnologyGCSE43
English LanguageGCSE196
English LiteratureGCSE195
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Queen Elizabeth's

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
193
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
179
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
179
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
184
85
99
Year 8
200
100
100
Year 9
228
95
133
Year 10
210
115
95
Year 11
195
106
89
Year 12
52
20
32
Year 13
69
29
40
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
81.1%
85.5%
Further education
55.0%
55.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
26.0%
23.0%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.3%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
6.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
6.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
50.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
19.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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