Secondary school

Queen Elizabeth's

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX17 3LU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,533 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 47%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 55%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 55%2021/22: top 41%2022/23: top 27%27% · 2022/232023/24: top 41%2024/25: top 47%No exams

A-level results

#158 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 846.2 · South West 45.56/10 Middle−9.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths49.7% · South West 44.2%7/10 Above−8.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.29 · South West 3.988/10 Above+10.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.22 · South West −0.028/10 Above+48.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry31.25 · South West 33.674/10 Below−28.1 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.3 · 236 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 45.1 · 211 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 45.9 · 199 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 45.1 · 248 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 50.3 · 239 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 50.8 · 251 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 47.6 · 193 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 46.2 · 195 pupils · South West 45.4550.845.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 45% · 211 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 43% · 199 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 38% · 248 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 57% · 239 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 55% · 251 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 50.8% · 193 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 49.7% · 195 pupils · South West 44.2%57%38%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.6 · 117 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 34.83 · 107 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 32.32 · 118 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 31.65 · 77 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 38.22 · 69 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 34.48 · 62 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 29.03 · 64 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 31.25 · 62 pupils · South West 33.6738.2229.03No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
141 of 141 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st141141
2nd3810
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,096
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.9%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support16.1%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)9.2%
Persistently absent pupils24.4%

Girls 51.7%Boys 48.3%

66.4% full · 1,650 places · 122 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 51
  • Leadership 9.5
  • Teaching assistants 14.8
  • Other support 30.3

Teachers 60.5 FTE · Whole workforce 105.6 · 137 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,884
Spend per pupil£7,398
Staff spend per pupil£5,674
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£553,000in-year balance

Grants £7,664 · self-generated £220 · premises £694 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £9,754,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

193 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education83.4%
  • Apprenticeship6.7%
  • Employment3.1%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown2.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

67 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.1%
  • Education52.2%
  • Higher education37.3%
  • Apprenticeship7.5%
  • Employment28.4%
  • Not sustained6%
  • Unknown6%