Queensbury Academy
Details
| Age Range | 11-19 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy sponsor led |
| Religious Character | None |
| Local Authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | Langdale Road, LU6 3BU |
| School Website | www.queensburyacademy.com |
| Telephone | 1582601241 |
| URN | 138571 |
School Census
| Total | 1238 |
| Girls/Boys | 613/625 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 49.5%/50.5% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 15.7% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 138 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 13.8% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 13/09/2017 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 13/09/2017 | Good |
| 07/05/2014 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 13/09/2017 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 07/05/2014 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.10% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 52.20% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.4 |
| Progress 8 | -0.56 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 57% |
| Entering EBacc | 22% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 |
| Progress 8 | -0.28 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 56% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 |
| Progress 8 | -0.47 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 17 |
| As first preference | 6 |
| As second preference | 8 |
| As third preference | 3 |
| Total Offers Made | 7 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 6 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 4.50% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 19 |
| As first preference | 9 |
| As second preference | 5 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 2 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 2 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.80% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 18 |
| As first preference | 9 |
| As second preference | 8 |
| As third preference | 1 |
| Total Offers Made | 6 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 5 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 2.20% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 36 |
| As first preference | 11 |
| As second preference | 17 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 5 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 5 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 3.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 19 |
| As first preference | 9 |
| As second preference | 5 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 3 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 3 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.75% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 30 |
| As first preference | 7 |
| As second preference | 16 |
| As third preference | 7 |
| Total Offers Made | 4 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 4 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 5.50% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 39 |
| As first preference | 11 |
| As second preference | 17 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 2 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 2 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.79% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 42 |
| As first preference | 25 |
| As second preference | 6 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 14 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 14 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.86% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 35 |
| As first preference | 13 |
| As second preference | 15 |
| As third preference | 7 |
| Total Offers Made | 7 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 7 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 195 |
| As first preference | 135 |
| As second preference | 51 |
| As third preference | 9 |
| Total Offers Made | 139 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 135 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 164 |
| As first preference | 57 |
| As second preference | 78 |
| As third preference | 29 |
| Total Offers Made | 69 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 57 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 16% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 23% |
| strongly disagree | 17% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 13% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 31% |
| strongly disagree | 19% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 5% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 57% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 17% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 29% |
| strongly disagree | 17% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 28% |
| strongly disagree | 16% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 12% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 25% |
| no | 75% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 31% |
| strongly disagree | 35% |
| dont know | 2% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 12% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 24% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 15% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 31% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 9% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 8% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 35% |
| strongly disagree | 19% |
| don't know | 4% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 62% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 15% |
| agree | 69% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 33% |
| strongly disagree | 19% |
| don't know | 13% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 39% |
| no | 61% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 15% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 14% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 16% |
| agree | 51% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 8% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 26% |
| strongly disagree | 20% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 3% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 7% |
| not applicable | 58% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 36% |
| strongly disagree | 24% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 16% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 29% |
| strongly disagree | 19% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 9% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 24% |
| no | 76% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 11% |
| agree | 20% |
| disagree | 34% |
| strongly disagree | 26% |
| dont know | 9% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 22% |
| strongly disagree | 14% |
| don't know | 13% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 12% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 22% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 12% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 6% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 41% |
| strongly disagree | 18% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 19% |
| agree | 61% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 55% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 33% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 13% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 50% |
| no | 50% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 67.4% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 12.8% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 2.8% |
| indian ethnic origin | 2.8% |
| african ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 2% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 1% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 69.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 11% |
| african ethnic origin | 2.7% |
| indian ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 2.5% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 0.6% |
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