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Queensbury Academy

Academy sponsor led · Dunstable · LU6 3BU

Ages 11–19 · 1,093 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

39.9

Overall absence

9.8%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-22

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.56
−20+2
Attainment 839.9
English & maths grade 5+35%
English & maths grade 4+62%
EBacc entry24%

EBacc APS: 3.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.2%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
6.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.8%
Enrolments in measure
1,102

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

6

Places offered

7

1st-preference offers

6

Total preferences (any rank)
17
Preferred offers (top 3)
7
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

1,093 pupils · 1,350 places

Pupils on roll
1,093
Boys / girls
563 / 530
School capacity
1,350
Capacity fill
1,093 / 1,350 (81%)
Free school meals
16.8%
FSM pupils
169
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
Anthem Schools Trust
Headteacher
Ms Helen Palmer

Location

Address
Langdale Road
Postcode
LU6 3BU
Town
Dunstable
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, 1,093 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.8%.

Open schools in Dunstable
33
Secondary schools in Dunstable
4
Academies among open schools in Dunstable
73% (24)
Open schools in LU6
15
Secondary in LU6
1
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Secondary in Central Bedfordshire LA
14

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ages 11–18

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    • P8-0.9
    • EM5+29%
    • Absence9.4%

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  • Manshead Church of England Academy

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    • Att840.8
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+36%
    • Absence10.7%

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  • The Chalk Hills Academy

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att845.6
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.6%

    2.1 miles away

  • Houstone School

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    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+27%
    • Absence10.5%

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  • Challney High School for Boys

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    Ages 11–16

    • Att848.7
    • P80.6
    • EM5+53%
    • Absence7.4%

    2.8 miles away

  • Challney High School for Girls

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    Ages 11–16

    • Att851.0
    • P80.7
    • EM5+54%
    • Absence5.7%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Helen Palmer
Telephone
01582601241
Website
www.queensbury.anthemtrust.uk

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