Queen Elizabeth Studio School is a state-funded secondary school in Westmorland and Furness, North West, for pupils aged 14 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 329 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 300.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (1 Feb 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 37.8 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C- for 2024/25.
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Good
Based on 1 Feb 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 16 Mar 2022.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 37.8 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 48.1% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 29.5% |
| EBacc entry | 3.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 3.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 2.3% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.06 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.21 |
| Value added | -0.18 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.44 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.08 |
| Pupils | 32 |
| Average grade | C- |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 16.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.4% |
| Further education college | 59.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 13.8% |
| Employment | 4.3% |
| Not sustained | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 2.2% |
Cohort: 138 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 95.7%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 43.4% |
| Further education | 7.5% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9% |
| Employment | 39.6% |
| Not sustained | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 1.9% |
Cohort: 53 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
3.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 7.09% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.72% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 96.7% |
| White other | 1.8% |
| Mixed | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Black | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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93.3% would recommend this school
15 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 80% |
| Feels safe | 93.3% |
| Behaviour | 53.4% |
| Bullying handled | 33.3% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 66.7% |
| Communication | 66.7% |
| Concerns handled | 60% |
| Best interests | 60% |
| Support to learn | 80% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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