School Summary

Queensbury Academy


Boys: 624
Girls: 599
Total Pupils: 1223
Opened: 01-09-2012
Ofsted: Good
: Helen Palmer
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 3BU
Telephone: 01582601241
Website: https://www.queensburyacademy.com

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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Central Bedfordshire
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HeadFirstName: Helen
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OfstedLastInsp: 01-12-2022
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PercentageFSM: 11.60
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SchoolSponsors (name): Anthem Schools Trust
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StatutoryHighAge: 19
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Street: Langdale Road
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Town: Dunstable
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URN: 138571
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a month ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Okay so I am a student who has left Queensbury now this year... I say this with complete honesty, I was a student from yr 7 to yr 11 and it was the worst experience of my life.\n\nDuring year 7 - 9 I was severely bullied, I was called names, treated horribly and then in yr 10 physically hurt. During the time where I was serenely bullied the staff didn't help and they took sides most of the time and even blamed me for some incidents. In yr 10 there was a serious incident that took please, when I tried to phone home afterwards on my phone they tried to take my phone off of me and said that I wasn't allowed to go home and the issue would be resolved in school, I didn't feel safe in school and I wanted to leave. They made me write a statement and then nothing was done after and it was swept under the carpet.\n\nThroughout yr 11 I struggled with my mental health and I was struggling in my lessons, they didn't do anything helpful. The teachers told me that I wouldn't pass my exams and that they would be glad they didn't have to put up with me anymore.\n\nPlease think about sending your child here, the staff aren't supportive and don't deal with bullying well.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Okay so I am a student who has left Queensbury now this year... I say this with complete honesty, I was a student from yr 7 to yr 11 and it was the worst experience of my life.\n\nDuring year 7 - 9 I was severely bullied, I was called names, treated horribly and then in yr 10 physically hurt. During the time where I was serenely bullied the staff didn't help and they took sides most of the time and even blamed me for some incidents. In yr 10 there was a serious incident that took please, when I tried to phone home afterwards on my phone they tried to take my phone off of me and said that I wasn't allowed to go home and the issue would be resolved in school, I didn't feel safe in school and I wanted to leave. They made me write a statement and then nothing was done after and it was swept under the carpet.\n\nThroughout yr 11 I struggled with my mental health and I was struggling in my lessons, they didn't do anything helpful. The teachers told me that I wouldn't pass my exams and that they would be glad they didn't have to put up with me anymore.\n\nPlease think about sending your child here, the staff aren't supportive and don't deal with bullying well.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"xp gxa","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/117347693747627916114\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIYF2iNii7a9VIVIvgQP8pnWfIQIbnPdbOoaJeBLT1u=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-08-26T13:21:17Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 months ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Great school nice teachers on transition day we do fun things and also an amazing headteacher","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Great school nice teachers on transition day we do fun things and also an amazing headteacher","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jeyalakshmi Chandrasekaran","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101624941509533108953\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUR7NyYdj7WX6I_ORK1zng4Yk550GVzSOB9bT2_zOWLRmo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-07-05T07:22:13Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Sending your child here isn't worth your time don't do it it's not worth it at all espeically since the cost of uniform is expensive for a school that doesn't even live up to it, the environment is dull.Many teachers\/students including myself left mainly because it's not a positive environment to be in as a student. The school itself is muddy and gloomy and in all honesty looks run down...Teachers that were there don't really care about bullying(or never properly resolved it) which isn't surprising to say the least.They couldn't really teach either and when they did the students didn't necessarily listen to them anyways. The food isn't worth the price either(the doughballs were good though). Furtheremore the only positive thing was my year 8 memories\u00f0\u009f\u00a4\u00b7\u200d\u00e2\u0099\u0080\u00ef\u00b8\u008f","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Sending your child here isn't worth your time don't do it it's not worth it at all espeically since the cost of uniform is expensive for a school that doesn't even live up to it, the environment is dull.Many teachers\/students including myself left mainly because it's not a positive environment to be in as a student. The school itself is muddy and gloomy and in all honesty looks run down...Teachers that were there don't really care about bullying(or never properly resolved it) which isn't surprising to say the least.They couldn't really teach either and when they did the students didn't necessarily listen to them anyways. The food isn't worth the price either(the doughballs were good though). 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