Queens' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 18 2025 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 136877
- Address
- Aldenham Road, WD23 2TY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1660 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 37.2%
Indian 13%
Other White 11.9%
Mixed 11.4%
Other Asian 7.7%
Pakistani 5.4%
African 4.6%
Other 2.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 84%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.4
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.41
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 183 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 102 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 183 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| English Language | GCSE | 266 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 265 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Queens' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 251
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 410
- 2nd preference
- 385
- 3rd preference
- 403
- From another Local Authority
- 208
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 41
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 271 136 135 |
| Year 8 | 269 131 138 |
| Year 9 | 270 154 116 |
| Year 10 | 270 133 137 |
| Year 11 | 270 124 146 |
| Year 12 | 163 88 75 |
| Year 13 | 147 70 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 2.4% |