Schools by area › Central Bedfordshire › Queensbury Academy
Queensbury Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Langdale Road, Dunstable LU6 3BU · queensbury.anthemtrust.uk · 01582 601241
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40
- average Attainment 8 score. Central Bedfordshire 43.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,093
- 81% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- First language not English
- 22.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Anthem Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 190 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 190 | 173 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 33.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Central Bedfordshire it was 43.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40 | 46 | ||
| ▼33.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.37 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.3 | −11 |
| Sixth form college | 5.4 | +3 |
| Further education | 52.2 | +7.5 |
| Other education | 1.5 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 students | C (28.9) | Average -0.02 | |
| 68 students | C (28.9) | Average -0.02 | |
| 11 students | Dist (35.5) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 80 | C- (27.1) | -0.20 |
| 2022/23 | 74 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | C (29.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 41 | C- (27.9) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 85 | D+ (23.1) | -0.14 |
| 2016/17 | 84 | D (21.1) | -0.30 |
| 2015/16 | 83 | D+ (24.3) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44 | −8.9 |
| Further education | 2.4 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 38.1 | +10.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +2.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Queensbury Academy on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
39% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (204 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 39%
- Replies
- 204
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (25%) with SEND