The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughThe Elizabethan Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough and The Elizabethan Academy are secondary schools.
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Elizabethan Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough is ahead on our composite score.
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough was judged Good and The Elizabethan Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.5 for The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough and 41.1 for The Elizabethan Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (67.2 in 2021-22, 62.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Elizabethan Academy (42.3 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GainsboroughThe Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | RetfordThe Elizabethan Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 54 in Lincolnshire | 34th of 45 in Nottinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,126 | 1,202 | |
| Capacity | 1,286 | 1,458 | |
| Location | Gainsborough, DN21 2ST | Retford, DN22 7PY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.5 Stronger figure | 41.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 79.7% Stronger figure | 35.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93.8% Stronger figure | 55.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.2% Stronger figure | 21.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.06 Stronger figure | 3.50 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 177 | 211 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 104 | 54 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure | 27.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.3 Stronger figure | 26.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.7% Stronger figure | 3.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,126 | 1,202 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.2% | 25.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.4% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 1.9% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.9% Stronger figure | 26.1% | 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
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.
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
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