The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Morton Terrace
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 2ST
Phone 01427612354
Reference Number 120655

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1171
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.42%
Girls: 51.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 91 96 187
8 88 98 186
9 81 106 187
10 92 87 179
11 93 99 192
12 61 50 111
13 61 68 129

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.9%
Indian 5%
Asian, Other 3.5%
White, Other 2.4%
White & Asian 2.3%
Chinese 2.1%
Pakistani 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-01-30
Date Description Report
2023-12-13 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-09-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2016-01-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-11-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-22 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
62.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 84.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 92.1% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.01 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.26 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 22.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 39 4
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 166 89

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
The Gainsborough Nursery School
North Marsh Road, Gainsborough, DN21 2RR
0.19 miles
Castle Wood Academy
The Avenue, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1EH
0.35 miles
Mercer's Wood Academy
Ropery Road, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2PD
0.36 miles
Morton Trentside Primary School
Crooked Billet Street, Morton, Morton Trentside Primary School, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 3AH
0.49 miles
Handel House Preparatory School
The Northolme, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2JB
0.63 miles
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Acland Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2LN
0.64 miles
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Middlefield Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PU
1.12 miles
White's Wood Academy
Whites Wood Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1TJ
1.15 miles
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Heapham Road, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1SW
1.21 miles
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School
Baines Road, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1TE
1.21 miles
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1DB
1.6 miles
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough
Lindsey Close, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1YN
1.75 miles
Beckingham Primary School
The Limes, Beckingham, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4QN
2.28 miles
Walkeringham Primary School
Millbaulk Road, Walkeringham, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4LL
2.91 miles
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School
The Grove, Lea, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5EP
3.17 miles
Misterton Primary and Nursery School
Grovewood Road, Misterton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4EH
3.18 miles
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School
Blyton Cum Laughton Primary, High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 3JX
3.37 miles
Corringham CofE VC Primary School
Middle Street, Corringham, Corringham Ce Primary School, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5QS
3.61 miles
North Wheatley Church of England Primary School
Sturton Road, South Wheatley, North Wheatley C of E Primary, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9DH
4.67 miles
Sturton CofE Primary School
Church Street, Sturton-le-Steeple, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9HQ
4.82 miles
Name Distance
Castles Education
12 Acland Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2SU
0.62 miles
The Gainsborough Academy
Sweyn Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PB
0.93 miles
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Sweyn Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PB
0.98 miles
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