Queenswood School
Callow Hills Farm, Hereford Road, Herefordshire, HR8 2PZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Robert Coles
- Mr Robert Coles
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 58
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 131353
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01531670632
About this school
Queenswood School is an independent special school in Herefordshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 38 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Queenswood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Queenswood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1997, 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 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| 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 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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 Queenswood 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 | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.9 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
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
- 38
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Compass Community School Hereford4.4 miles
Special schools · Hereford
-
The Elms School4.9 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School5.7 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
Abbey College in Malvern6.2 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
Hidelow Grange School6.4 miles
Independent schools · Acton Beauchamp
Common questions
- What year groups does Queenswood School teach?
- Queenswood School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Herefordshire.
- Who is the robert coles of Queenswood School?
- The robert coles of Queenswood School is Mr Robert Coles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queenswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Queenswood School 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 big is Queenswood School?
- Queenswood School has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Queenswood School full?
- Queenswood School has capacity for 58 pupils and 38 on roll (66%), 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 Queenswood School a faith school?
- No. Queenswood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queenswood School a selective school?
- No. Queenswood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Queenswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.5 in 2022/23 and 3.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Queenswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queenswood 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 24 July 2026.