Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, NG19 7AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Saxelby
- Sponsor
- Diverse Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 886
- URN
- 144486
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623623559
About this school
Queen Elizabeth's Academy is a secondary academy in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 886 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 150 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.4 | 31.3 | 32.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.93 -1.21 to -0.66 | -0.95 -1.19 to -0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 15% | 16.7% | 17.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 34% | 28.7% | 35.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 32% | 13.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
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 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.4 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.3 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.2 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 772 |
| 2023/24 | 860 |
| 2024/25 | 879 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth's Academy compares
Queen Elizabeth's Academy ranked 44th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.2 | 11.7% | 42.6% | 886 | — |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy | 51.6 | 6.7% | 19.7% | 1,130 | 0.4 miles |
| The Brunts Academy | 45.5 | 8.1% | 28.8% | 1,378 | 0.8 miles |
| The Manor Academy | 39.8 | 9.7% | 30.9% | 1,204 | 1.3 miles |
| Samworth Church Academy | 37.1 | 11.9% | 32.5% | 1,008 | 1.6 miles |
| Quarrydale Academy | 36.6 | 8.3% | 36.4% | 1,265 | 2.8 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)
- 42.58%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.66%
- Persistent absence
- 33.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Brunts Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
The Manor Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Samworth Church Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Quarrydale Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Queen Elizabeth's Academy ranks 9th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Mansfield.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Meden School Secondary
- Samworth Church Academy Secondary
- Shirebrook Academy Secondary
- The Brunts Academy Secondary
- The Garibaldi School Secondary
- The Joseph Whitaker School Secondary
- The Manor Academy Secondary
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Berry Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen Elizabeth's Academy teach?
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Academy?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Academy is Mrs Caroline Saxelby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen Elizabeth's Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's 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 Queen Elizabeth's Academy?
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy has 886 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Academy full?
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 886 on roll (77%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Queen Elizabeth's Academy?
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy is part of DIVERSE ACADEMIES 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 Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31.4 in 2022/23 and 32.2 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 Academy rank locally?
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy ranked 44th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth's 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 10 July 2026.