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Queensbury School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored special academy
Wood End Road, Birmingham B24 8BL · queensburysch.com · 0121 373 5731
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 6.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Pupils
- 372
- 26 over 346 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63.8%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 6.7, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼6.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼2.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.54 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103616)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 34.2 | −4.3 |
| Other education | 52.6 | −5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | — |
| Activity not captured | 7.9 | — |
Ofsted
Queensbury School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103616), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Jan 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103616)
Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103616)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103616)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 26
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (100%) with SEND