Queen Elizabeth High School
Ashfields, Bromyard, HR7 4QS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THREE COUNTIES ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Farmer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Three Counties Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 415
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 137703
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01885482230
About this school
Queen Elizabeth High School is a secondary academy in Bromyard. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 421 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth High 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 53 | 72 | 71 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 39.6 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.71 to +0.05 | -0.46 -0.80 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 34.7% | 40.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 51.4% | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 25% | 32.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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 High 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 | 41.4 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 409 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth High School compares
Queen Elizabeth High School ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 9.7% | 23.6% | 421 | — |
| The Chantry School | 49.4 | 7.7% | 15.2% | 881 | 7.8 miles |
| Dyson Perrins CofE Academy | 43.8 | 11% | 36.4% | 592 | 8.8 miles |
| Tenbury High Ormiston Academy | 39.9 | 7.6% | 19.6% | 453 | 8.9 miles |
| Earl Mortimer College | 37.5 | 11% | 29.3% | 502 | 9.6 miles |
| St Mary's RC High School | 52.2 | 5.1% | 11.2% | 745 | 10.2 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)
- 23.61%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Chantry School7.8 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy8.8 miles
Secondary · Malvern
-
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy8.9 miles
Secondary · Tenbury Wells
-
Earl Mortimer College9.6 miles
Secondary · Leominster
-
St Mary's RC High School10.2 miles
Secondary · Hereford
Other schools in Bromyard
- Bredenbury Primary School Primary
- Brockhampton Primary School Primary
- Pencombe CofE Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Primary School Primary
- Rowden House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeth High School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bromyard.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth High School?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth High School is Mr Martin Farmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeth High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth High 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 High School?
- Queen Elizabeth High School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Queen Elizabeth High School full?
- Queen Elizabeth High School has capacity for 415 pupils and 421 on roll (101%), 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 High School a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Elizabeth High School a selective school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Queen Elizabeth High School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Elizabeth High School is part of THREE COUNTIES ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Elizabeth High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 39.7 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 High School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Queen Elizabeth High School ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% 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 High School's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth High School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth High 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.