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Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield NG19 7AP · queenelizabeths-ac.org.uk · 01623 623559
On the mapSearch near NG19 7AP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 5.86 mi
- 9.43 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 886
- 77% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.9%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.86 mi (9.43 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 124 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 124 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 185 | 1▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 174 | 143 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 107 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 116 | 0.6 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.86 mi9.43 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.2, and 17.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade E (10 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼35.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.75 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137749)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 78 | +20.9 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 4 | −6.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | −6.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 students | — | Average +0.02 | |
| Applied general3 students | — | Average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 | — | -1.02 |
| 2017/18 | 13 | E (11.2) | -0.47 |
| 2016/17 | 9 | E+ (14.2) | -0.81 |
| 2015/16 | 27 | D- (18.1) | +0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | |
|---|---|
| University | 50 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.5 |
| Employment | 25 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.5 |
Ofsted
Queen Elizabeth's Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137749), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137749)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 91
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (32%) with SEND