Queensbury Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
LU6 3BU
Composite score
50.0

School overview

Queensbury Academy is a secondary school serving Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. It has 1,154 pupils aged 11 to 19 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 40.0 — below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

34% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 56% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Queensbury Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,510
National rank
#280
In East of England
#13
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
34%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
56%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.37

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,154 % FSM ever-6 14.6% % EAL 21.0% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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