Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School continues to be a good school, demonstrating a commitment to delivering quality education through a well-structured curriculum that effectively builds pupils' knowledge over time. Pupils feel supported by staff, who are dedicated to their learning and well-being, fostering positive relationships that encourage students to excel both academically and socially. While the school offers a wide range of activities and experiences that enrich students' education, there are areas concerning the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the management of student behavior, which the school is actively addressing.

Strengths

• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective support for reading development
• High-quality work produced by sixth form students
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Variety of extra-curricular activities that engage the community

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND
• Some pupils lack confidence in reporting bullying
• Pockets of poor behavior not consistently managed

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School attended 91.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.3% of pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.4% of pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School received £7,783 and spent £7,915 for each of its 1,298 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £912,000 (£703 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Tapestry Learning Partnership, income was £8,269 and spending £8,367 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Ashbourne · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is part of Tapestry Learning Partnership, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Hilltop Primary Academy Ashbourne
• Castle View Primary School Matlock
• City of Derby Academy Derby
• Langley Mill Academy Nottingham
• Chellaston Academy Derby
• Laceyfields Academy Heanor
• Morton Primary Academy Alfreton
• Springfield Junior School Swadlincote
• Kensington Junior Academy Ilkeston
• Djanogly Strelley Academy Nottingham

What is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School last inspected by Ofsted?

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School have?

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has 1,276 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School cover?

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.8, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School?

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is at The Green Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1EP.