Ashmole Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,767 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.9
Academy converter
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,078of 1,146 places
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 190
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Expected standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (URN 101348, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 190 pupils who finished Year 11 at Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School in 2023, 66% stayed on in Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School’s own sixth form (Barnet average 63%), 20% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 46 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 59% went to university (Barnet 55%, England 37%), and 33% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.6 against 46.1 across England and 56.7 in Barnet, with 70% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 96% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Barnet and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 190 | 4,491 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 66% | 63% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 20% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 46 | 4,688 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 59% | 55% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 33% | 37% | 19% |
| Further education | 9% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Employment | 17% | 16% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.6 | 56.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 63% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 79% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 66% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.40 | 5.25 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 50.3 | 45.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 60.7 | 60.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 27% | 39% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 188 | 99% | 89% | 36% | 20% | 87% |
| Mathematics | 187 | 98% | 88% | 34% | 22% | 85% |
| English Literature | 186 | 98% | 86% | 32% | 21% | 91% |
| Religious Studies | 182 | 96% | 31% | 32% | 32% | 85% |
| Combined Science | 136 | 72% | 65% | 28% | 9% | 80% |
| Geography | 107 | 56% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 79% |
| History | 97 | 51% | 41% | 36% | 26% | 80% |
| Spanish | 95 | 50% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 75% |
| Design and Technology | 63 | 33% | 11% | 38% | 23% | 89% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 27% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 71% |
| Biology | 50 | 26% | 23% | 82% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 47 | 25% | 23% | 89% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 25% | 23% | 85% | 47% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 46 | 24% | 9% | 46% | 28% | 89% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 31 | 16% | 8% | 61% | 21% | 90% |
| French | 26 | 14% | 18% | 46% | 29% | 92% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 12% | 11% | 23% | 24% | 64% |
| Drama | 20 | 11% | 7% | 30% | 27% | 90% |
| Economics | 20 | 11% | 1% | 25% | 34% | 60% |
| Media Studies | 19 | 10% | 4% | 32% | 20% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 7% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 50% |
| Music | 12 | 6% | 5% | 8% | 33% | 92% |
| Chinese | 6 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Modern Greek | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Dance | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 20 | 27% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 150 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 73 | 3,500 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 28.91 | 39.61 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 8% | 28% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 23 | 32% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 23 | 32% | 31% |
| Biology | 21 | 29% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 26% | 17% |
| Psychology | 18 | 25% | 23% |
| Politics | 15 | 21% | 6% |
| English Literature | 12 | 16% | 11% |
| History | 11 | 15% | 13% |
| Economics | 11 | 15% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 12% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 12% | 4% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 11% | 13% |
| Product Design | 8 | 11% | 2% |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 11% | 2% |
| Geography | 7 | 10% | 10% |
| Film Studies | 6 | 8% | 2% |
| D and T Textiles Technology | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Modern Greek | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 11 | 15% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.