Queensbury Academy is a secondary school located in Dunstable. 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 14/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Langdale Road, Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Website: www.queensburyacademy.com
Telephone: 01582601241
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Little
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138571

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1167
Number of Boys: 597
Number of Girls: 570

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.44 Confidence interval -0.67 to -0.21
Of the 131 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 124 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road , LU6 1DL
4out of 4 1,486 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent , LU5 4QU
4out of 4 2,605 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lark Rise Academy
Cartmel Drive , LU6 3PT
4out of 4 399 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street , LU6 3AG
4out of 4 729 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane , LU6 3BJ
3out of 4 734 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Leighton Court , LU6 1EW
2out of 4 823 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ardley Hill Academy
Lowther Road , LU6 3NZ
2out of 4 933 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road , LU6 3BU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road , LU5 5AB
2out of 4 2,173 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manshead CofE Academy
Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB
1out of 4 2,417 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Bedfordshire College
Kingsway , LU5 4HG
- not rated 1,678 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory Academy
Britain Street , LU5 4JA
3out of 4 1,232 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's School
28 Priory Road , LU5 4HR
- not rated 1,325 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Weatherfield Academy
Brewers Hill Road , LU6 1AF
3out of 4 1,610 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Dunstable
Ridgeway Avenue , LU5 4QL
- not rated 2,359 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.