Aldercar High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 648 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.9
Academy converter
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,276of 1,420 places
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 218
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 24 January 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (URN 112967, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in 2023, 51% stayed on in Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School’s own sixth form (Derbyshire average 34%), 24% went to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 124 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 57% went to university (Derbyshire 42%, England 37%), and 46% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% 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 Derbyshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 181 | 7,796 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 51% | 34% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 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 | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 124 | 3,774 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 57% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 46% | 21% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 26% | 27% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.2 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 29% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.6 | 34.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.1 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 216 | 99% | 88% | 20% | 22% | 78% |
| English Language | 215 | 99% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 74% |
| Religious Studies | 214 | 98% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 53% |
| English Literature | 214 | 98% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 74% |
| Geography | 151 | 69% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 138 | 63% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 58% |
| Biology | 78 | 36% | 23% | 47% | 45% | 90% |
| Physics | 77 | 35% | 23% | 39% | 46% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 77 | 35% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 87% |
| History | 64 | 29% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 70% |
| Spanish | 63 | 29% | 19% | 35% | 27% | 71% |
| Business Studies | 62 | 28% | 18% | 24% | 20% | 79% |
| Design and Technology | 49 | 22% | 11% | 27% | 23% | 69% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 36 | 17% | 8% | 28% | 21% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 14% | 11% | 23% | 24% | 77% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 12% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 77% |
| Art and Design | 19 | 9% | 7% | 32% | 24% | 63% |
| Music | 12 | 6% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 92% |
| Textiles | 9 | 4% | 2% | 11% | 27% | 89% |
| Persian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| German | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 17 | 20% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 17 | 20% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 16 | 18% | — |
| Multimedia | 13 | 15% | — |
| Dance: General | 11 | 13% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 8 | 9% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 239 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 87 | 2,363 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.98 | 32.99 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 20% | 16% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 24 | 28% | 20% |
| Economics | 21 | 24% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 21 | 24% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 24% | 17% |
| Sociology | 19 | 22% | 13% |
| Psychology | 17 | 20% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 15 | 17% | 13% |
| Geography | 14 | 16% | 10% |
| History | 13 | 15% | 13% |
| English Language | 11 | 13% | 4% |
| English Literature | 11 | 13% | 11% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 10% | 5% |
| Physics | 7 | 8% | 12% |
| Politics | 6 | 7% | 6% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 7% | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 20% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 13 | 15% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 10 | 11% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 6 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 7% | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Art and Design | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Art and Design | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
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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.