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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
West Street, Horncastle LN9 5AD · qegs.lincs.sch.uk · 01507 522465
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 66.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 788
- 86% of 920 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 118 | 167 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 156 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 133 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 115 | 152 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 168 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.2, and 89.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲66.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲89.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲89.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 71.8 | −8.8 |
| Further education | 21.8 | +9.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | — |
| Employment | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 students | B- (38.3) | Average -0.08 | |
| 96 students | B (38.4) | Average -0.10 | |
| 66 students | Dist (34.4) | Average +0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 110 | B- (37.8) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 113 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 87 | B (40.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 108 | C+ (34.4) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 109 | B- (36.1) | +0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 99 | B- (36.7) | +0.28 |
| 2015/16 | 138 | B- (35.1) | +0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 8.9 | −9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | +7.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (195 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 195
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (19%) with SEND