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Queen Ethelburga's College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · Independent school

Undercroft Administration Centre, Thorpe Underwood Estate, Thorpe Underwood, York YO26 9SS · qe.org · 01423 333333

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
C+
average result (34.1 points per entry)
Pupils
736
61% of 1,200 places
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.6 (England 46.3)41.62017/18: 43.9 (England 46.5)43.92018/19: 40.9 (England 46.7)40.92021/22: 44.0 (England 48.8)44.02022/23: 40.5 (England 46.3)40.52023/24: 38.7 (England 45.9)38.72024/25: 24.4 (England 46.0)24.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼24.446.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.874.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 46.2 (England 30.5)A-2016/17: 36.9 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 39.4 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 41.9 (England 32.9)B+2021/22: 41.3 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 37.5 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 33.6 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.1 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
89 studentsC+ (34.1)Above average +0.26
90 studentsC+ (34.2)Above average +0.27
97 studentsDist- (32.5)Below average -0.21
5.6%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2494C+ (33.6)+0.18
2022/2352B- (37.5)—
2021/2243B (41.3)—
2018/1947B+ (41.9)+0.25
2017/1884B (39.4)+0.36
2016/17103B- (36.9)+0.49
2015/1676A- (46.2)+0.62

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.6+14.1
Other education2.8−0.1
Employment4.7−7
Not in a lasting destination6.5−0.3
Activity not captured22.4−6.7

ISI

Queen Ethelburga's College is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
17 to 19 October 2023
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and manaagement, and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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