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Queen's College

Mixed · ages 3–19 · with sixth form · MethodistSomerset, South West · Taunton TA1 4QSSchool website
Pupils on roll
613of 716 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
49
Ofsted
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What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Queen's College’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 33% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B-, above the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Chinese, Mathematics and Drama.

65% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE in 2025 (England 45%). Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

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 Somerset and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureQueen's CollegeSomersetEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)57.443.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths65%40%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%61%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects14%31%41%
EBacc average point score4.683.784.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils30.534.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language9%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics4796%88%28%22%89%
English Language4490%89%41%20%95%
English Literature4388%86%56%21%98%
Combined Science2959%65%24%9%83%
Business Studies2041%18%45%20%95%
Religious Studies2041%31%20%32%90%
Spanish1837%19%39%27%94%
Biology1837%23%56%45%100%
Chemistry1837%23%50%47%100%
Physics1735%23%59%46%100%
Art and Design1633%7%88%24%100%
Geography1429%41%71%25%100%
Physical Education1327%11%8%24%77%
Drama1224%7%17%27%58%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1020%8%20%21%100%
Design and Technology1020%11%60%23%90%
Chinese48%1%75%
French36%18%29%
Music24%5%33%
Modern Greek12%0%33%
Computer Science12%13%30%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureQueen's CollegeSomersetEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study91
— of whom A level students381,831261,341
Average A level gradeB-C+B-
Average points per A level entry36.9233.8135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBC+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects17%12%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Chinese718%0%
Mathematics718%31%
Drama616%2%
Physics616%12%
Art and Design1%
Photography3%
Biology20%
Business Studies13%
Chemistry17%
Computer Science5%
Economics13%
English Literature11%
French1%
Geography10%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Psychology23%
Russian0%
Sociology13%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)
BiologyGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in Somerset

Ansford Academy

Academy converter · 469 pupils

79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7

Bishop Fox's School

Academy converter · 1,123 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9

Brymore Academy

Academy sponsor led · 327 pupils

74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.0

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.