Queensbury Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138571
- Address
- Langdale Road, LU6 3BU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1154 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 61.1%
Other White 15.1%
Mixed 9.4%
Indian 3.6%
African 3.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Caribbean 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 43.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 107 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 204 |
Admissions
Queensbury Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 1
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 1
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 1
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 220 106 114 |
| Year 8 | 213 111 102 |
| Year 9 | 201 105 96 |
| Year 10 | 210 106 104 |
| Year 11 | 206 103 103 |
| Year 12 | 36 19 17 |
| Year 13 | 68 35 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 58.0% 57.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 14.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 2.4% |