Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Louth and HorncastleConstituency

LN9 5ADPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 788 pupils. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is part of HORNCASTLE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 66.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 89.4%
EBacc average point score: 6.35

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

788

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 788
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: HORNCASTLE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Nov 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.