Queens' School
About the school
Queens' School is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 March 2025
- Published
- 11 May 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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
- 57.5
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 67.80%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 83.50%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 83.50%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.41
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 39.94
AAB or better
- School
- 29.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1660
Girls
49.64%
Boys
50.36%
SEN support
16.39%
Education, health and care plan
1.81%
English as an additional language
17.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.41%
Overall absence
5.56
Persistent absence
12.47
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
264
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
168
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
73%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
12%