The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Warwickshire
Witherley Road, Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
26.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
746
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
660 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
156 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
160
Places offered
296
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 156 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 86 | 4 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 296 | 160 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 4 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alison Morris
- Address
- Witherley Road, Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
- Phone
- 01827712477
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Atherstone South and Mancetter · North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139937
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
746 pupils · 660 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 750 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
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 | 42.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 110 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 110 | 21% | 51% | 70% | |
| English Language | 110 | 13% | 47% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 109 | 13% | 49% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 78 | 4% | 18% | 38% | |
| Religious Studies | 69 | 1% | 14% | 33% | |
| History | 62 | 26% | 47% | 53% | |
| Spanish | 56 | 5% | 18% | 25% | |
| Business | 45 | 4% | 31% | 40% | |
| Geography | 45 | 11% | 42% | 64% | |
| Biology | 30 | 40% | 87% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 40% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 23% | 90% | 100% |
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 Warwickshire 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.