The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

GainsboroughConstituency

DN21 2STPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough 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 1,139 pupils.

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: 62.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 79.7%
EBacc average point score: 6.06

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,139

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,139
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
14 Jan 2009	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.