Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetElstree Screen Arts Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and Elstree Screen Arts Academy are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Elstree Screen Arts Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet was judged exceptional and Elstree Screen Arts Academy was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 87.1 for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and 33.2 for Elstree Screen Arts Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (86.3 in 2021-22, 87.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Elstree Screen Arts Academy (39.7 in 2021-22, 33.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnetQueen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | BorehamwoodElstree Screen Arts Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A93/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 28 in Barnet | 70th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Exceptional | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,321 | 524 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 600 | |
| Location | Barnet, EN5 4DQ | Borehamwood, WD6 5NN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 87.1 Stronger figure | 33.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 15.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 41.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 192 | 96 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 174 | 76 | |
| A-level average points | 52.7 Stronger figure | 31.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 53.8 Stronger figure | 13.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 83.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,314 | 498 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.2% | 24.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.3% | 6.6% | |
| SEN support | 1.1% | 9.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 5.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.3% Stronger figure | 13.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.8% Stronger figure | 35.9% | 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
A-level average points
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's School, Barnet
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
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