Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, NG19 7AP
45
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/04/2023
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.3%
33.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
886
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
134 of 185 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
485
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 185 | 134 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 42 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 53 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 485 | 177 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 27 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Saxelby
- Address
- Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, NG19 7AP
- Phone
- 01623623559
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- West Bank · Mansfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144486
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
886 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 April 2023
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 · 936 pupils
Attendance
88.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
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 | 31.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.95 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 35.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 118 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 2 | — |
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 | 117 | 6% | 23% | 39% | |
| English Language | 117 | 6% | 26% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 5% | 21% | 35% | |
| English Literature | 111 | 8% | 34% | 48% | |
| History | 73 | 7% | 22% | 44% | |
| Geography | 51 | 6% | 16% | 22% | |
| Business | 48 | 6% | 23% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 0% | 7% | 16% | |
| Spanish | 9 | 0% | 44% | 56% | |
| Polish | 6 | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 1 | 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 Nottinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.