Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud and privileged to be the headteacher of such a successful and supportive educational community with a long-standing and fantastic heritage. The QEGS Vision: we care, therefore we question , we explore , we give and as a result, we succeed . You can find out more here ."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, running and choir.

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.25: 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 35.7, against 47.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 174 families put Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School as their first choice and 222 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is one of 15 schools run by Tapestry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 249 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

Of the 143 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 50% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 184 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 28 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Elizabeth's School (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School issued 279 suspensions, 21.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School are Ashbourne Primary School (0.2 miles), St Oswald's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles), Hilltop Primary Academy (1 mile) and Clifton CofE Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.