Queen Elizabeth High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Ashfields, Bromyard, HR7 4QS
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
25.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
421
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
415 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
74 of 74 families who put it first got an offer
74
Places offered
101
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 74 | 74 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 101 | 74 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Herefordshire, County of lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Seb Seneque
- Address
- Ashfields, Bromyard, HR7 4QS
- Phone
- 01885482230
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Bromyard West · North Herefordshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137703
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THREE COUNTIES ACADEMY TRUST
421 pupils · 415 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 439 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 39.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 71 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 70 | 10% | 49% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 69 | 10% | 48% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 66 | 5% | 41% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 43 | 0% | 7% | 42% | |
| Geography | 39 | 8% | 44% | 69% | |
| History | 36 | 3% | 31% | 44% | |
| Statistics | 29 | 21% | 76% | 93% | |
| Biology | 24 | 0% | 63% | 88% | |
| Physics | 24 | 8% | 58% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 24 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 8% | 42% | 75% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 21 | 5% | 24% | 43% |
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 Herefordshire, County of 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.