Queen Elizabeth's Academy

Queen Elizabeth’s Academy is performing well and has improved significantly since its last inspection, which was rated as Requires Improvement. The leadership team has established a supportive culture that fosters positive behaviors and good relationships among pupils and staff. Most students feel safe, and there is a strong provision for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is ambitious, and while it has room for improvement in some areas, it prepares students well for their future education and life in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Leaders have established a supportive culture that fosters learning.
• Pupils show positive attitudes and take pride in their achievements.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff contribute to a calm environment.
• The school provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
• Effective provision for pupils with special educational needs.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and provide clear explanations.
• Good careers advice and support for sixth-form students.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in some subjects does not fully meet pupil needs.
• Certain subjects do not adequately prepare pupils for the next stage in their education.
• Pupil outcomes in key stage 4 have historically been insufficient.

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 Academy attended 88.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 33.8% 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, 13.3% of pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 12 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 Academy had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 5.2% of pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.2% 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 Academy received £8,832 and spent £8,515 for each of its 883 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £171,000 (£193 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Diverse Academies Trust, income was £8,591 and spending £8,593 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 Mansfield · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Queen Elizabeth's Academy is part of Diverse Academies Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Wainwright Primary Academy Mansfield
• Redgate Primary Academy Mansfield
• Yeoman Park Academy Mansfield
• Horizons Academy Mansfield
• Hillocks Primary Academy Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Samuel Barlow Primary Academy Mansfield
• Thoresby Vale Primary Academy Mansfield
• The Holgate Academy Nottingham
• Tuxford Primary Academy Newark
• Tuxford Academy Newark

What is Queen Elizabeth's Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Queen Elizabeth's Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Queen Elizabeth's Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Queen Elizabeth's Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Queen Elizabeth's Academy have?

Queen Elizabeth's Academy has 886 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queen Elizabeth's Academy cover?

Queen Elizabeth's Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Queen Elizabeth's Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 32.3, and 21% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Queen Elizabeth's Academy?

Queen Elizabeth's Academy is at Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 7AP.