Queen Elizabeth School, Luton

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades Queen Elizabeth School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure oversight of pupils' attendance and behaviour."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has a well-sequenced personal development programme in place that meets the needs of pupils across the different year groups."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "Since the previous inspection, a sixth form has been established."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Across key stage 3 and 4, pupils' achievement is variable."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The school has an appropriate curriculum in place."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders have processes in place to help identify and check pupils' needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders typically have an appropriate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should develop a clear understanding of how well pupils are learning the curriculum. This includes vulnerable pupils, such as those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those in alternative provision, and those known or previously known to social care. They should intervene promptly to address barriers to learning"; "Leaders need to ensure that teachers use assessment well to adequately identify gaps in pupils' skills or knowledge and to inform their next steps in teaching"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers provide pupils with effective guidance on how to improve their understanding, skills and knowledge from their different starting points"; "Leaders need to take appropriate action to ensure that pupils consistently gain the foundational knowledge and skills they need in reading, writing, communication and language and mathematics"; "Leaders should continue to secure improvements in curriculum and achievement to ensure that pupils consistently achieve well, including in national tests and examinations"; "Leaders should support students to improve their attendance in the sixth form".

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Luton and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Luton and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.34: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.4, against 44.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 136 families put Queen Elizabeth School as their first choice and 493 named it as one of their preferences, for 187 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Queen Elizabeth School are Putteridge High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); Stopsley High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9); Chiltern Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.4); and Denbigh High School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Queen Elizabeth School.

Of the 215 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

48.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (26%), Black (23%) and White British (21%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Luton Airport DART Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Elizabeth School (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth School issued 233 suspensions, 18.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth School are Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre (0.3 miles), Someries Junior School (0.3 miles), Wigmore Primary (0.4 miles) and Ramridge Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.