Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys
About the school
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys is a state-funded grammar school in Greater London.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 May 2022
- Published
- 5 July 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 85.6
- Barnet
- 56.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Barnet
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 99.00%
- Barnet
- 63.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 99.50%
- Barnet
- 78.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 99.50%
- Barnet
- 58.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 8.55
- Barnet
- 5.25
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- A+
Average A-level points
- School
- 52.66
AAB or better
- School
- 83.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1314
Girls
0.00%
Boys
100.00%
SEN support
1.07%
Education, health and care plan
0.46%
English as an additional language
30.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
4.16%
Overall absence
3.31
Persistent absence
2.81
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
190
Sustained education or employment
100%
Education
100%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
166
Sustained education or employment
96%
Higher education
90%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
3%
Admissions
Admission to the school is strictly by academic selection, and boys may apply to join the school for Year 7. Roughly 3,600 applicants compete in a series of examinations to be awarded one of the 192 places offered annually, making places at the grammar school some of the most sought after and oversubscribed in the country. Parents of boys not admitted to the school have protested against the school's selective admissions policy. Sometimes this has been because the prospective boy's parents have moved to the area assuming a place will be guaranteed, when this is not the case. The school was also on a list of schools breaching admissions laws in England. The Barnet education authority asked for an investigation by Her Majesty's Inspectorate.