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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Abbey Place, Faversham ME13 7BQ · queenelizabeths.kent.sch.uk · 01795 533132
On the mapSearch near ME13 7BQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 65.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,156
- 156 over 1,000 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.1%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 220 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 180 | 220 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 211 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 231 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 213 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 204 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.1, and 87.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲65.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲87.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.07 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 84.4 | +2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | — |
| Further education | 11 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 students | B- (38) | Above average +0.23 | |
| 125 students | B- (38.2) | Above average +0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 126 | B- (38.2) | +0.31 |
| 2022/23 | 123 | B- (37.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 130 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 97 | B- (37.1) | +0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 136 | B- (37.6) | +0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 128 | B- (35.6) | +0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 124 | C+ (32.3) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.5 | +12.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 26.7 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −0.5 |
Ofsted
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (404 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 404
- 40% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 65 parents (16%) with SEND