Queen Elizabeth's School
Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Neill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Wimborne Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,580
- Pupils on roll
- 1,375
- URN
- 141526
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202885233
About this school
Queen Elizabeth's School is a Church of England secondary academy in Wimborne. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 1,375 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 387 | 400 | 368 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 45.2 | 43.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.21 to +0.07 | -0.17 -0.31 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 42.8% | 37.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 65.5% | 65.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 13% | 13.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.1 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 35.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,598 |
| 2023/24 | 1,556 |
| 2024/25 | 1,452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth's School compares
Queen Elizabeth's School ranked 9th of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.3 | 12.7% | 16.8% | 1,375 | — |
| Corfe Hills School | 46.7 | 11.1% | 17.9% | 943 | 2.5 miles |
| Poole Grammar School | 70.2 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 1,224 | 3.7 miles |
| Parkstone Grammar School | 68.5 | 5.1% | 6.9% | 1,241 | 4.2 miles |
| Magna Academy | 44.3 | 7.9% | 24.8% | 938 | 4.3 miles |
| Ferndown Upper School | 45.7 | 8.1% | 22.6% | 1,134 | 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)
- 16.79%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.68%
- Persistent absence
- 35.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corfe Hills School2.5 miles
Secondary · Broadstone
-
Poole Grammar School3.7 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Parkstone Grammar School4.2 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Magna Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Poole
-
Ferndown Upper School4.4 miles
Secondary · Ferndown
Other schools in Wimborne
- Colehill First School Primary
- Cranborne Church of England First School Primary
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primary
- Hayeswood First School Primary
- Henbury View First School Primary
- Merley First School Primary
- Pamphill Church of England First School Primary
- Rushcombe First School Primary
- St James Church of England First School Primary
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne Primary
- Sturminster Marshall First School Primary
- Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen Elizabeth's School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth's School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wimborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's School?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's School is Mr Thomas Neill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen Elizabeth's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's 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 big is Queen Elizabeth's School?
- Queen Elizabeth's School has 1,375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's School full?
- Queen Elizabeth's School has capacity for 1,580 pupils and 1,375 on roll (87%), 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's School a faith school?
- Yes. Queen Elizabeth's School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's School a selective school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Queen Elizabeth's School?
- Queen Elizabeth's School is part of INITIO 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's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.1 in 2022/23 and 43.3 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 School rank locally?
- Queen Elizabeth's School ranked 9th of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 School's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth's School's overall absence rate is 12.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth's 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.