Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Abbey Place, Faversham, ME13 7BQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FAVERSHAM
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amelia McIlroy
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,156
- URN
- 136570
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795533132
About this school
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a secondary academy in Faversham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 151 | 154 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 62.7 | 63.2 | 65.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.13 -0.10 to +0.36 | +0.15 -0.08 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 87% | 88.3% | 87.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 96.1% | 97.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 68.2% | 70.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
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's Grammar 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62.7 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 65.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,020 |
| 2023/24 | 1,058 |
| 2024/25 | 1,101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School compares
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School ranked 22nd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65.1 | 5.7% | 8.3% | 1,156 | — |
| The Abbey School | 35.5 | 13.1% | 38.8% | 1,061 | 0.9 miles |
| The Sittingbourne School | 34.1 | 10.8% | 40.9% | 1,556 | 6.1 miles |
| The Whitstable School | 39.3 | 9.1% | 27% | 1,112 | 6.5 miles |
| Highsted Grammar School | 61.1 | 6% | 12.5% | 793 | 7.0 miles |
| Fulston Manor School | 35.3 | 11.8% | 25.3% | 1,314 | 7.0 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)
- 8.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 12.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Abbey School0.9 miles
Secondary · Faversham
-
The Sittingbourne School6.1 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
The Whitstable School6.5 miles
Secondary · Whitstable
-
Highsted Grammar School7.0 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
Fulston Manor School7.0 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Faversham
- The Abbey School Secondary
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primary
- Bysing Wood Primary School Primary
- Davington Primary School Primary
- Eastling Primary School Primary
- Ethelbert Road Primary School Primary
- Graveney Primary School Primary
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Luddenham School Primary
- Ospringe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Selling Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sheldwich Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Faversham.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is Mrs Amelia McIlroy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's Grammar 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's Grammar School?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has 1,156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School full?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 1,156 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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's Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is part of QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST FAVERSHAM. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 62.7 in 2022/23 and 65.1 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's Grammar School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School ranked 22nd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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's Grammar School's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar 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.