Queen Elizabeth's School Catchment Area
Queen Elizabeth's School is an academy converter secondary school in Wimborne, Dorset , serving pupils aged 13-18, with 1452 pupils, and a capacity of 1580 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
13-18
Age range
1,452
Pupils
1,580
Capacity
92%
Fill rate
Requires improvement
Ofsted 2023
Queen Elizabeth's School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's School?
The catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's School is the geographic zone Dorset 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. Dorset 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 School is managed by Dorset 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 Dorset before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Dorset catchment area documents →Queen Elizabeth's School: 1580 places, 92% filled: nearing capacity
Queen Elizabeth's School has a published admission number of 1580 places. 1452 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 92%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1580, Dorset'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. 16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Wimborne.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Dorset 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. Dorset Council school admissions (official) →
Queen Elizabeth's School: School Information
- Full address
- Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT
- Local authority
- Dorset
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13-18 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 141526
Other Church of England Schools in Dorset
Queen Elizabeth's School shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Dorset. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
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Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Catchment Area
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's 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 School
What is the catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's School? ▾
The catchment area for Queen Elizabeth's School is the geographic zone Dorset 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. Dorset 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 School oversubscribed? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's School is operating close to its capacity of 1580 places (92% 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 School? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Dorset before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Queen Elizabeth's School cover? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's School is a secondary school in Wimborne, Dorset, serving pupils aged 13-18. 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 School? ▾
Queen Elizabeth's School was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in 2023. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.