Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Catchment Area
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is an academy converter secondary school in Ashbourne, Derbyshire , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1298 pupils, and a capacity of 1420 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-18
Age range
1,298
Pupils
1,420
Capacity
91%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2014
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School?
The catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is the geographic zone Derbyshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Derbyshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is managed by Derbyshire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Derbyshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Derbyshire catchment area documents →Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: 1420 places, 91% filled: nearing capacity
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has a published admission number of 1420 places. 1298 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 91%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1420, Derbyshire's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Ashbourne.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Derbyshire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Derbyshire Council school admissions (official) →
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: School Information
- Full address
- The Green Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 136972
Other Christian Schools in Derbyshire
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School shares its religious character with these Christian schools across Derbyshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
What is the catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School? ▾
The catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is the geographic zone Derbyshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Derbyshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School oversubscribed? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is operating close to its capacity of 1420 places (91% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Derbyshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School cover? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a secondary school in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2014. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.