Queen Elizabeth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 137703
- Address
- Ashfields, HR7 4QS
- Website
- www.qehs.co/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 409 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.5%
White British 88%
Other White 7.3%
Indian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
African 1%
Mixed 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 52 |
| English Language | GCSE | 53 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 52 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 39 |
| History | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Queen Elizabeth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 107
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 80 42 38 |
| Year 8 | 96 41 55 |
| Year 9 | 87 46 41 |
| Year 10 | 74 40 34 |
| Year 11 | 72 33 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 38.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 8.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 37.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 5.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |