Queen Elizabeth High School is a secondary school located in Hexham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, NE46 3JB
Website: http://www.qehs.net
Telephone: 01434610300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graeme Atkins
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143291

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1474
Number of Pupils: 1315
Number of Boys: 658
Number of Girls: 657

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.29 Confidence interval 0.14 to 0.44
Of the 292 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 283 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:19%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:59%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.54
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham
Hencotes , NE46 2EE 		- not rated 840 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Sele First School
The Sele , NE46 3QZ 		4out of 4 840 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hexham First School
Beaufront Avenue , NE46 1JD 		3out of 4 2,046 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Acomb First School
Bishops Hill , Main Street NE46 4PL 		3out of 4 3,118 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth High School
Whetstone Bridge Road , NE46 3JB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Highford Lane , NE46 2DD 		- not rated 236 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hexham Middle School
Wanless Lane , NE46 1BU 		3out of 4 1,300 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hexham Priory School
Corbridge Road , NE46 1UY 		4out of 4 2,149 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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