Queen Elizabeth Community High School is a larger than average-sized secondary school with a large sixth form. It serves students from Year 9 to Year 13 from a largely rural area. The current headteacher joined the school in 2008, one and a half years after the school’s previous inspection. The school is in a hard federation with a local middle school which means that one governing body is responsible for both schools. The proportion of students known to be eligible for free school meals is low. The percentage of disabled students or those with special educational needs is low. Few students are from minority ethnic backgrounds or speak English as an additional language. The school has a specialism in performing arts. It is a Fairtrade School and a Healthy School and has been awarded Artsmark Gold. The school’s performance exceeds the government floor standards which sets the minimum expectation for attainment and progress.