Queensmead School
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| motto = Excellence Through Learning [https://queensmeadschool.org.uk/]
| established = 1953
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| type = Academy
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| head = Rhona Johnston
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| address = Queens Walk
| city = South Ruislip
| county = Middlesex
| postcode = HA4 0LS
| country = United Kingdom
| local_authority = Hillingdon
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| urn = 136711
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Queensmead School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status located on Queens Walk, South Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. In 2009, Queensmead established a federation with Northwood School. It offers a wide range of subjects with multiple sports grounds.
Academic standards
The school had an Ofsted inspection in March 2008 and was assessed as Outstanding, Grade 1 on a four-point scale.[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/94134 "Inspection Report"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208090423/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/94134 |date=8 December 2008 }}, Ofsted, 19 March 2009
The school was assessed by Ofsted again in July 2022 and its rating was decreased to Good, Grade 2 on a four-point scale.[https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50195084 "Inspection of Queensmead School"], Ofsted, July 2022
In 2008, 44% of students achieved 5 A*–C grades at GCSE.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3357480/Secondary-School-and-College-Achievement-and-Attainment-Tables-2008-Q.html "Secondary School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables 2008: Q"], The Daily Telegraph, 17 January 2008.
Notable former pupils
- Lee McQueen – winner of 2008 The Apprentice
- Scouting for Girls – band member
- Elyar Fox – singer
- Daniel Bramble – Professional athlete
- Daran Little – screenwriter
- Chris Mepham – footballer for AFC Bournemouth and the Wales national football team
- Tiff Stevenson – comedian and panellist
- Tariq Lamptey – footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. and the Ghana national football team
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20070312164227/http://www.queensmead.hillingdon.sch.uk:80/}}
{{Schools and colleges in Hillingdon}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1952
Category:Academies in the London Borough of Hillingdon
Category:Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hillingdon