Queensmead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 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
- Hillingdon
- Unique reference
- 136711
- Address
- Queens Walk, HA4 0LS
- Website
- www.queensmeadschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1499 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 51.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 19.1%
Mixed 17.9%
Other Asian 15.5%
Indian 12.8%
Other White 10.5%
Other 7.8%
African 5.8%
Unclassified 4%
Caribbean 2.8%
Pakistani 1.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.5
Local authority average 47.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.27
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 105 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Queensmead School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 301
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 121
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 124 114 |
| Year 8 | 240 124 116 |
| Year 9 | 240 128 112 |
| Year 10 | 240 119 121 |
| Year 11 | 241 127 114 |
| Year 12 | 156 73 83 |
| Year 13 | 144 77 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 89.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 28.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 59.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 2.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 62.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 20.0% 13.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% |