Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, Luton, LU2 9AG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rhoda McPherson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,460
- Pupils on roll
- 1,229
- URN
- 109707
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582436100
About this school
Queen Elizabeth School is a foundation secondary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 218 | 215 | 200 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 | 41.8 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.23 to +0.17 | -0.34 -0.55 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 41.4% | 34.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 57.2% | 54% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 68.8% | 72.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
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 Elizabeth School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.3 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 42.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 43.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,054 |
| 2023/24 | 1,186 |
| 2024/25 | 1,264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth School compares
Queen Elizabeth School ranked 11th of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.9 | 7.1% | 32.6% | 1,229 | — |
| Putteridge High School | 49.2 | 5.6% | 21.2% | 1,193 | 1.0 miles |
| Stopsley High School | 42.3 | 8% | 31% | 1,046 | 1.2 miles |
| Chiltern Academy | 49.5 | 6.8% | 37.8% | 1,203 | 1.5 miles |
| Denbigh High School | 52.6 | 5.9% | 31.3% | 1,130 | 1.8 miles |
| Icknield High School | 49.4 | 7.6% | 26.3% | 1,452 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.55%
- English as an additional language
- 47.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 23.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Putteridge High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Stopsley High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Chiltern Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Denbigh High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Icknield High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Queen Elizabeth School ranks 12th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Luton.
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Secondary
- Challney High School for Boys Secondary
- Challney High School for Girls Secondary
- Chiltern Academy Secondary
- Denbigh High School Secondary
- Icknield High School Secondary
- Lea Manor High School Secondary
- Lealands High School Secondary
- Manshead Church of England Academy Secondary
- Putteridge High School Secondary
- Stopsley High School Secondary
- The Chalk Hills Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeth School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth School?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth School is Mrs Rhoda McPherson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeth School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Queen Elizabeth School?
- Queen Elizabeth School has 1,229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Elizabeth School full?
- Queen Elizabeth School has capacity for 1,460 pupils and 1,229 on roll (84%), 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 Elizabeth School a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Elizabeth School a selective school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Queen Elizabeth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.3 in 2022/23 and 39.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Elizabeth School compare with other schools in Luton?
- Queen Elizabeth School ranked 11th of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Elizabeth School's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth School'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 29 June 2026.