The Queen Elizabeth Academy, Atherstone
The Queen Elizabeth Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Atherstone, part of Academy Transformation Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 18th-highest of the 37 schools in Warwickshire with published results, and 1,534th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 109% of capacity.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Queen Elizabeth Academy in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at The Queen Elizabeth Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.
44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Warwickshire and 47% in England.
That is up from 43.9 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.3: 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 34.9, against 51 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.1 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Biology.
Getting a place at The Queen Elizabeth Academy
For September 2026 entry, 148 families put The Queen Elizabeth Academy as their first choice and 299 named it as one of their preferences, for 153 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The Queen Elizabeth Academy are Hartshill Academy (2.4 miles, Attainment 8 40.6); Higham Lane North Academy (4 miles); Nuneaton Academy (4.3 miles, Attainment 8 41.8); and Higham Lane School (4.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51).
The Queen Elizabeth Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Hartshill AcademyHigham Lane North AcademyNuneaton AcademyHigham Lane School
The trust
The Queen Elizabeth Academy is one of 21 schools run by Academy Transformation Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40 in 2024/25.
Where pupils go next
Of the 138 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Who goes there
5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Atherstone Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Elizabeth School (opposite), 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Queen Elizabeth Academy issued 236 suspensions, 32.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Queen Elizabeth Academy are St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Outwoods Primary School (0.3 miles), Racemeadow Primary Academy (0.5 miles) and Witherley Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Benedict's Catholic Primary AcademyOutwoods Primary SchoolRacemeadow Primary AcademyWitherley Church of England Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from May 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2017 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
The Queen Elizabeth Academy is a mixed secondary school with academy status. It is located on Witherley Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England; its principal is Neil Harding.
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At a Glance
31.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from 0.00 to -0.30 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 43.7 to 46.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 40% to 44% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 46.6 | 43.9% |
| Disadvantaged(36) | - | 34.9 | 27.8% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(96) | - | 51.0 | 50% |
| Boys(69) | - | 43.8 | 39.1% |
| Girls(63) | - | 49.7 | 49.2% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(7) | - | 60.4 | 57.1% |
| Non mobile(131) | - | 46.9 | 44.3% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 4 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 138 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.28%
Exclusion rate
236
Suspensions
32.60%
Suspension rate
71 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 724 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Term dates
The Queen Elizabeth Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Queen Elizabeth Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Queen Elizabeth Academy is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Queen Elizabeth Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
720 pupils
660 places
60 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Atherstone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Atherstone
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,662
Applications
6,716
Got 1st preference
82.3%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All secondary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
136
SEN Support
26
EHC Plans
21.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
746
Total Pupils
377
Boys
369
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
43
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,345
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,111
Per pupil
£5547k
Total funding
£220k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.5%
Overall absence
26.8%
Persistent absence
750
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about The Queen Elizabeth Academy
What are GCSE results like at The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at The Queen Elizabeth Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 46.6. 44% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is The Queen Elizabeth Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Queen Elizabeth Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
No fixed boundary. When The Queen Elizabeth Academy is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
The Queen Elizabeth Academy was full in 2025, at 109% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
Classes at The Queen Elizabeth Academy average 23.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
The Queen Elizabeth Academy has around 746 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
9.5% of sessions were missed at The Queen Elizabeth Academy in 2024/25. 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Queen Elizabeth Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Queen Elizabeth Academy?
The Queen Elizabeth Academy is at Witherley Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1LZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)