Queen Elizabeth School
Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LUNESDALE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- David Waugh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lunesdale Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,228
- Pupils on roll
- 1,155
- URN
- 136357
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524271275
About this school
Queen Elizabeth School is a secondary academy in Westmorland and Furness. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,155 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 106 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.9 | 58.5 | 59.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.18 to +0.68 | +0.37 +0.09 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 74.5% | 68.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 90.6% | 92.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 46.2% | 33.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.9 | 37.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.5 | 40 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.6 | 41.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,174 |
| 2023/24 | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 1,156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth School compares
Queen Elizabeth School ranked 2nd of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59.6 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 1,155 | — |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio School | 37.8 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 329 | 0.0 miles |
| Dallam School | 44.1 | 9.7% | 14.9% | 761 | 6.9 miles |
| Carnforth High School | 39.8 | 12% | 31.8% | 657 | 8.2 miles |
| Settlebeck School | 44 | 9% | 13.3% | 203 | 9.0 miles |
| Kirkbie Kendal School | 50.1 | 7.1% | 15.9% | 1,029 | 9.7 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)
- 9.28%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.89%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Elizabeth Studio School0.0 miles
Secondary
-
Dallam School6.9 miles
Secondary · Cumbria
-
Carnforth High School8.2 miles
Secondary · Carnforth
-
Settlebeck School9.0 miles
Secondary · Sedbergh
-
Kirkbie Kendal School9.7 miles
Secondary · Kendal
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeth School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Westmorland and Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth School?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth School is David Waugh, 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 1,155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Elizabeth School full?
- Queen Elizabeth School has capacity for 1,228 pupils and 1,155 on roll (94%), 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.
- Is Queen Elizabeth School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Elizabeth School is part of LUNESDALE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Elizabeth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.9 in 2022/23 and 59.6 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 Westmorland and Furness?
- Queen Elizabeth School ranked 2nd of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% 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 6.9% 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 1 July 2026.