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Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 61 61.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
61.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
73.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
33.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.74 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 58.6[6] 69.5%[6]
2023/24 59.6[4] 70.6%[4] +0.74[4]
2022/23 55.3[7] 64%[7] +0.66[7]
2021/22 60.3[8] 67%[8] +0.93[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
8.2% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 7.3%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 4.4%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 11.5%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 0%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
66% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
20% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 64%[15] 11%[15] 20%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 51%[16] 15%[16] 30%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 95%[17] 58%[17] 14%[17] 21%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 58%[18] 14%[18] 24%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
59% 2022/23[19]
Education
67% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
17% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[20] 76%[20] 79%[20] 0%[20] 15%[20]
2020/21 88%[21] 64%[21] 75%[21] 0%[21] 13%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 75%[22] 81%[22] 0%[22] 8%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 66%[23] 72%[23] 3%[23] 17%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
90% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
33% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
42% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 88%[26] 45%[26]
2019/20 92%[25] 46%[25] 42%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 84%[27] 16%[27] 17%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 82%[28] 27%[28] 25%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
3 Feb 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
19 Apr 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
21 Sep 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.9 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
601 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
146 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
204 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 595[32] 112[32] 208[32] 2.9[32] 0.5[32]
Entry Sept 2024 655[32] 142[32] 208[32] 3.1[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2023 695[32] 173[32] 208[32] 3.3[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2022 685[32] 169[32] 209[32] 3.3[32] 0.8[32]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
210 2026-10-14[33]
Sibling priority
Children who, at the time of application, have a sibling living at the same address in Years 7-11 of the school (or who is in Years 12-13 if they previously attended in Years 7-11 for at least one year). Siblings would include half, step, adoptive and foster siblings provided they also live at the same address as the applicant. 2026-10-14[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1146[1]
Trust
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GIRLS' SCHOOL (BARNET)[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
www.qegschool.org.uk[1]
District
Barnet[34]
Postcode
EN5 5RR[1]
URN
137131[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1107 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
32.9% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
6.6% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
0.9% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
22.9% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
42.9%[36]
Mixed
12.7%[36]
Asian
26.6%[36]
Black
12.4%[36]
Any other ethnic group
3.8%[36]
Unclassified
1.5%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
GCSE results are consistently above the national average, including in English and mathematics.[37]
Pastoral care
The school’s pastoral support is highly effective. For example, the dedicated inclusion building provides a calm, safe space for pupils who need extra help with wellbeing, behaviour or learning.[37]
Behaviour
Pupils’ behaviour across the school is exemplary.[37]
Learning support
Leaders ensure that inclusion sits firmly at the heart of the school’s work. Their expectations of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are high.[37]
Enrichment
Leaders also make sure that guest speakers, clubs and enrichment activities are accessible to all pupils[37]
Pupil voice
They also organise school council meetings for younger pupils, giving them a voice in the running of the school.[37]
Collaboration
Pupils get along well together, and the house system strengthens their sense of belonging.[37]
Structure
The school’s behaviour systems are well established and applied consistently. Staff maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.[37]
Sport
Pupils participate in whole-school events such as sports day, culture day and the school’s annual musical production.[37]
Performing arts
Pupils participate in whole-school events such as sports day, culture day and the school’s annual musical production. For example, school leaders fund access to drama and art courses for disadvantaged pupils.[37]

Sources

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  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (2)
    The school has an agreed admission number of 210 places in Year 7. (p. 1)
    Children who, at the time of application, have a sibling living at the same address in Years 7-11 of the school (or who is in Years 12-13 if they previously attended in Years 7-11 for at least one year). Siblings would include half, step, adoptive and foster siblings provided they also live at the same address as the applicant. (p. 1)
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    Quotes (11)
    Pupils participate in whole-school events such as sports day, culture day and the school's annual musical production (p. 4)
    GCSE results are consistently above the national average, including in English and mathematics (p. 2)
    The school's pastoral support is highly effective (p. 5)
    For example, the dedicated inclusion building provides a calm, safe space for pupils who need extra help with wellbeing, behaviour or learning (p. 5)
    Pupils' behaviour across the school is exemplary (p. 2)
    The school's behaviour systems are well established and applied consistently. Staff maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times (p. 2)
    Leaders also make sure that guest speakers, clubs and enrichment activities are accessible to all pupils (p. 3)
    They also organise school council meetings for younger pupils, giving them a voice in the running of the school (p. 5)
    Pupils get along well together, and the house system strengthens their sense of belonging (p. 5)
    For example, school leaders fund access to drama and art courses for disadvantaged pupils (p. 3)
    Leaders ensure that inclusion sits firmly at the heart of the school's work. Their expectations of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are high (p. 3)