Queen Elizabeth School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Luton
Crawley Green Road, Luton, LU2 9AG
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,229
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,460 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
136 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
182
Places offered
461
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 136 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 156 | 27 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 168 | 12 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 461 | 175 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rhoda McPherson
- Address
- Crawley Green Road, Luton, LU2 9AG
- Phone
- 01582436100
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- Stopsley · Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109707
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,229 pupils · 1,460 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,244 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 200 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 26 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 198 | 12% | 37% | 60% | |
| English Language | 198 | 13% | 43% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 198 | 8% | 51% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 10% | 30% | 48% | |
| History | 98 | 16% | 40% | 51% | |
| Geography | 92 | 10% | 29% | 43% | |
| Spanish | 87 | 10% | 31% | 47% | |
| French | 62 | 13% | 35% | 48% | |
| Business | 58 | 5% | 19% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 32 | 19% | 47% | 69% | |
| Computer Science | 29 | 17% | 31% | 38% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 23% | 68% | 68% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Luton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.