UK Schools
Queensbury Academy
Queensbury Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Council, teaching 1,093 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Queensbury Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Queensbury Academy.
- 1 First Day of Term
- 1 Training Day
- 2 Students in Years 7 & 12 Return
- 3 Students in Years 8, 9, 10, 11 & 13 Return
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 28 Training Day
- 19 Last Day of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 First Day of Spring Term
- 5 Training Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 20 Training Day
- 27 Last Day of Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 First Day of Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Last Day of Summer Term
- 20 Training Day
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- First Day of Term 1 Sep 2025 Term
- Students in Years 7 & 12 Return 2 Sep 2025 Event
- Students in Years 8, 9, 10, 11 & 13 Return 3 Sep 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term 27 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 Holiday
- Last Day of Autumn Term 19 Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Training Day 1 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day 28 Nov 2025 Inset Day
- First Day of Spring Term 5 Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Spring Term 27 Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Training Day 5 Jan 2026 Inset Day
- Training Day 20 Mar 2026 Inset Day
- First Day of Summer Term 13 Apr 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Summer Term 17 Jul 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 21 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Training Day 20 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- New Year's Day 1 Jan 2026 Event
- Good Friday 3 Apr 2026 Event
- Easter Monday 6 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 Aug 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day 25 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day 26 Dec 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Queensbury Academy with Central Bedfordshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.93 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Attendance 23.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 98% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Queensbury Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Queensbury Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.