The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2ST
89
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/12/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
15.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,139
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,286 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
183 of 217 families who put it first got an offer
186
Places offered
273
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 217 | 183 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 273 | 186 | 68% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 121 applications came from outside the council area (87 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Eastham
- Address
- Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2ST
- Phone
- 01427612354
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Gainsborough North · Gainsborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120655
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,139 pupils · 1,286 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 921 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 62.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.26 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.78 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 62.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 79.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 93.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.17 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 104 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 199 | 44% | 84% | 97% | |
| English Language | 176 | 31% | 81% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 27% | 72% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 117 | 30% | 85% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 98 | 34% | 67% | 81% | |
| Geography | 93 | 51% | 86% | 91% | |
| Business | 92 | 33% | 76% | 89% | |
| History | 90 | 39% | 71% | 82% | |
| German | 75 | 21% | 57% | 79% | |
| Biology | 59 | 59% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 76% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 36 | 11% | 28% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 33 | 6% | 24% | 52% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 0% | 24% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 4% | 16% | 52% | |
| Business Studies | 25 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Law | 21 | 0% | 19% | 48% | |
| Geography | 21 | 10% | 33% | 62% | |
| History | 19 | 16% | 37% | 74% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 6% | 28% | 61% | |
| English Language and Literature | 13 | 0% | 8% | 54% | |
| Economics | 10 | 10% | 20% | 60% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 10 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11775: The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 81% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 83% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.