What did Ofsted judge Queensbury Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Queensbury Academy's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Queensbury Academy?

Queensbury Academy has 1,093 pupils on roll.

What ages does Queensbury Academy take?

Queensbury Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 19.

Where is Queensbury Academy located?

Queensbury Academy is located in Dunstable, LU6 3BU, Central Bedfordshire.

How do I apply to Queensbury Academy?

Queensbury Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Queensbury Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Queensbury Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Queensbury Academy?

When Queensbury Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children — Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Students with a sibling attending the School at the time of application. Where siblings exceed remaining places, places will be allocated by the drawing of lots; 3. Children of staff — Children of any member of staff at the School, where the staff member has been employed for two or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of two or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria, the School will use random allocation as a tie-breaker to decide between applicants, independently verified by someone who does not work at the School or the local authority.

What is the largest ethnic background at Queensbury Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.2% of pupils at Queensbury Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Queensbury Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Queensbury Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children — Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings — Students with a sibling attending the School at the time of application. Where siblings exceed remaining places, places will be allocated by the drawing of lots.
3Children of staff — Children of any member of staff at the School, where the staff member has been employed for two or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Closest school by distance — Students where the School is the closest state funded, non-selective, mainstream school admitting students to the relevant year group to the student's home address, measured in a straight line from Post Office Address Point to three decimal places.
5Other distance — Other students by distance from the School, with priority given to students who live nearest to the School.

If two applications tie: In the case of two or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria, the School will use random allocation as a tie-breaker to decide between applicants, independently verified by someone who does not work at the School or the local authority.

Children with an EHCP naming the School are admitted before these criteria are applied, as required by law, but are not numbered as part of the oversubscription criteria list.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Queensbury Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Queensbury Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Queensbury Academy's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Queensbury Academy?: Queensbury Academy has 1,093 pupils on roll.
What ages does Queensbury Academy take?: Queensbury Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is Queensbury Academy located?: Queensbury Academy is located in Dunstable, LU6 3BU, Central Bedfordshire.
How do I apply to Queensbury Academy?: Queensbury Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Queensbury Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Queensbury Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Queensbury Academy?: When Queensbury Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children — Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Students with a sibling attending the School at the time of application. Where siblings exceed remaining places, places will be allocated by the drawing of lots; 3. Children of staff — Children of any member of staff at the School, where the staff member has been employed for two or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of two or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria, the School will use random allocation as a tie-breaker to decide between applicants, independently verified by someone who does not work at the School or the local authority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Queensbury Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.2% of pupils at Queensbury Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Queensbury Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Queensbury Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children — Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings — Students with a sibling attending the School at the time of application. Where siblings exceed remaining places, places will be allocated by the drawing of lots.
3Children of staff — Children of any member of staff at the School, where the staff member has been employed for two or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Closest school by distance — Students where the School is the closest state funded, non-selective, mainstream school admitting students to the relevant year group to the student's home address, measured in a straight line from Post Office Address Point to three decimal places.
5Other distance — Other students by distance from the School, with priority given to students who live nearest to the School.

Children with an EHCP naming the School are admitted before these criteria are applied, as required by law, but are not numbered as part of the oversubscription criteria list.

Queensbury Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Queensbury Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Queensbury Academy's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Queensbury Academy?: Queensbury Academy has 1,093 pupils on roll.
What ages does Queensbury Academy take?: Queensbury Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is Queensbury Academy located?: Queensbury Academy is located in Dunstable, LU6 3BU, Central Bedfordshire.
How do I apply to Queensbury Academy?: Queensbury Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Queensbury Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Queensbury Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Queensbury Academy?: When Queensbury Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children — Looked-After Children and Previously Looked-After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Students with a sibling attending the School at the time of application. Where siblings exceed remaining places, places will be allocated by the drawing of lots; 3. Children of staff — Children of any member of staff at the School, where the staff member has been employed for two or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of two or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria, the School will use random allocation as a tie-breaker to decide between applicants, independently verified by someone who does not work at the School or the local authority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Queensbury Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.2% of pupils at Queensbury Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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