Queen Elizabeth High School
About the school
Queen Elizabeth High School is an open secondary school in Northumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 30 April 2024
- Published
- 12 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.7
- Northumberland
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Northumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.80%
- Northumberland
- 41.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.40%
- Northumberland
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 63.80%
- Northumberland
- 32.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.68
- Northumberland
- 3.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40.91
AAB or better
- School
- 36.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1304
Girls
47.47%
Boys
52.53%
SEN support
2.99%
Education, health and care plan
2.76%
English as an additional language
2.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.15%
Overall absence
9.07
Persistent absence
25.19
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
309
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
186
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
42%
Further education
7%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
30%