Queen Elizabeth High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Northumberland
Whetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, NE46 3JB
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/04/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
90.9%
25.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,299
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,308 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Innes
- Address
- Whetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, NE46 3JB
- Phone
- 01434610300
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Hexham West · Hexham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143291
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HADRIAN LEARNING TRUST
1,299 pupils · 1,308 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 937 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 54.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.03 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 301 | — |
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 | 40.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 36.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 151 | — |
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 | 301 | 19% | 62% | 76% | |
| Mathematics | 300 | 24% | 60% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 296 | 26% | 65% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 211 | 15% | 49% | 69% | |
| History | 158 | 27% | 51% | 58% | |
| Geography | 138 | 28% | 59% | 68% | |
| Spanish | 117 | 10% | 33% | 54% | |
| Physical Education | 93 | 31% | 70% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 89 | 35% | 76% | 92% | |
| Biology | 84 | 46% | 88% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 84 | 50% | 81% | 89% | |
| Physics | 83 | 52% | 86% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 24% | 56% | 70% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 6% | 26% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 35 | 14% | 43% | 77% | |
| Biology | 31 | 10% | 35% | 58% | |
| Geography | 30 | 3% | 40% | 63% | |
| Physics | 28 | 4% | 50% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 16% | 60% | 72% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 4% | 22% | 61% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 17 | 6% | 12% | 41% | |
| History | 13 | 23% | 62% | 85% | |
| Photography | 13 | 15% | 46% | 77% | |
| Graphics | 11 | 36% | 55% | 64% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12408: Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Northumberland 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.