The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School
About The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School
The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School received a Requires Improvement rating in its most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in 2024. This marks a change from its previous inspection in 2010, when it was judged Good overall. The 2024 inspection was a graded inspection, but the overall effectiveness was recorded as Not Judged, meaning the school was not given a single overall grade. However, the inspection did grade several individual areas: quality of education was rated Requires Improvement, while early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all rated Good. The school’s most informative exam metric is its Key Stage 2 performance. The local authority average for pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is 64%. The Queen Anne Royal Free’s own KS2 results are not provided in the data, so it is not possible to say how it compares to this LA average. What is clear is that the school is small, with 147 pupils against a capacity of 150, and it serves a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 6. 1%.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 54 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
6 Nov 2024From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 8 Dec 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:15
Source: queenannefirstschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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