Queen Elizabeth's School is a secondary school located in Wimborne. 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 23/03/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.5%, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Website: http://www.queenelizabeths.com
Telephone: 01202885233
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katie Boyes
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141526

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1580
Number of Pupils: 1573
Number of Boys: 777
Number of Girls: 796

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.14 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.27
Of the 405 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 395 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:23%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.01
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pamphill Church of England First School
Pamphill Green , BH21 4EE
- not rated 694 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wimborne First School and Nursery
Campanula Way , BH21 4FW
- not rated 1,075 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
St John's Hill , BH21 1BX
4out of 4 2,044 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth's School
Blandford Road , Pamphill BH21 4DT
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
Allenbourn Middle School
East Borough , BH21 1PL
4out of 4 1,406 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Colehill Lane , Colehill BH21 7AB
3out of 4 2,813 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dumpton School
Deans Grove House , Deans Grove BH21 7AF
- not rated 2,313 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne Road , Colehill BH21 2SS
4out of 4 2,517 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
South West Regional Assessment Centre
Merley House , Merley House Lane BH21 3AA
- not rated 2,851 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.