Queensbury Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardConstituency

LU6 3BUPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Queensbury Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,093 pupils. Queensbury Academy is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.37

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,093

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,093
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
6 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.