The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Witherley Road, Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Morris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 746
- URN
- 139937
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827712477
About this school
The Queen Elizabeth Academy is a secondary academy in Atherstone. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 746 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 29 June 2022, 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 | 134 | 138 | 110 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | 42.9 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.24 to +0.25 | -0.30 -0.54 to -0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 37.7% | 43.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 63% | 60.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 60.1% | 49.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
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 The Queen Elizabeth Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 701 |
| 2023/24 | 717 |
| 2024/25 | 724 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Queen Elizabeth Academy compares
The Queen Elizabeth Academy ranked 25th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.9 | 9.5% | 29.7% | 746 | — |
| Hartshill Academy | 41 | 11.4% | 38.2% | 988 | 2.4 miles |
| Higham Lane North Academy | — | — | — | 154 | 4.0 miles |
| Nuneaton Academy | 44.2 | 14.9% | 42.7% | 977 | 4.3 miles |
| Higham Lane School | 52.3 | 7.2% | 16.6% | 1,516 | 4.4 miles |
| The Polesworth School | 42.7 | 10.5% | 21.2% | 1,459 | 4.4 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)
- 29.7%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.47%
- Persistent absence
- 26.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartshill Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Higham Lane North Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Nuneaton Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Higham Lane School4.4 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
The Polesworth School4.4 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
Other schools in Atherstone
- Atherstone Nursery School Nursery
- Austrey CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurley Primary School Primary
- Outwoods Primary School Primary
- Racemeadow Primary Academy Primary
- Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Witherley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wood End Primary School Primary
- Woodside CofE Primary School Primary
- Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School Independent schools
- Twycross House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Queen Elizabeth Academy teach?
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Atherstone.
- Who is the headteacher of The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
- The headteacher of The Queen Elizabeth Academy is Mrs Alison Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Queen Elizabeth Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Queen Elizabeth Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy has 746 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Queen Elizabeth Academy full?
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy has capacity for 660 pupils and 746 on roll (113%), 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 The Queen Elizabeth Academy a faith school?
- No. The Queen Elizabeth Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Queen Elizabeth Academy a selective school?
- No. The Queen Elizabeth Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Queen Elizabeth Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.7 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Queen Elizabeth Academy rank locally?
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy ranked 25th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Queen Elizabeth Academy's absence rate?
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Queen Elizabeth Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Queen Elizabeth Academy'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.