Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
154 Northgate, Wakefield, WF1 3QX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Dr Richard Brookes
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 668
- URN
- 108306
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924231650
About this school
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield is an independent school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 668 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 | 116 | 96 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 46.3 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.5 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 39.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 881 |
| 2023/24 | 842 |
| 2024/25 | 755 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 138
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy Lane School0.7 miles
Special schools
-
Meadowcroft School0.8 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
-
Pinderfields Hospital PRU1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wakefield
-
Silcoates School1.3 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
-
Hall Cliffe Primary School1.3 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
- Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery
- The Castle Nursery School Nursery
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
- Blackgates Primary Academy Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 920 to 1500 recorded 3 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School to Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield teach?
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield is Dr Richard Brookes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield?
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield has 668 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield full?
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 668 on roll (45%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield a selective school?
- Yes. Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.5 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 16 September 2026.