Queen's Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 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
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 143817
- Address
- Queens Park Road, Handbridge, CH4 7AE
- Website
- www.qphs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 785 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 76.9%
Other White 9.3%
Mixed 5.9%
Other Asian 2.4%
African 1.9%
Indian 1%
Other 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 118 |
Admissions
Queen's Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 77 56 |
| Year 8 | 147 81 66 |
| Year 9 | 135 53 82 |
| Year 10 | 121 51 70 |
| Year 11 | 122 69 53 |
| Year 12 | 76 28 48 |
| Year 13 | 51 23 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 34.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 32.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 15.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 3.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 71.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 35.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.2% 2.4% |