Queen Elizabeth SchoolCarnforth High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Carnforth.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth School and Carnforth High School are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Carnforth High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Queen Elizabeth School is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth School was judged Good and Carnforth High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.6 for Queen Elizabeth School and 39.8 for Carnforth High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Queen Elizabeth School (64.6 in 2021-22, 59.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Carnforth High School (46.5 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Queen Elizabeth School | CarnforthCarnforth High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 20 in Westmorland and Furness | 58th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,156 | 685 | |
| Capacity | 1,228 | 754 | |
| Location | LA6 2HJ | Carnforth, LA5 9LS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.6 Stronger figure | 39.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.9% Stronger figure | 29.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92.4% Stronger figure | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.6% Stronger figure | 14.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 Stronger figure | 3.36 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 119 | 120 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 81 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,156 | 685 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.3% | 31.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.7% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 19.2% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.1% Stronger figure | 33.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Queen Elizabeth School
Carnforth High School
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