Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
West Street, Horncastle, LN9 5AD
89
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/06/2024
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
13.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
788
Capacity used
Has space86%
920 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
118 of 156 families who put it first got an offer
119
Places offered
248
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 156 | 118 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 248 | 119 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Furness
- Address
- West Street, Horncastle, LN9 5AD
- Phone
- 01507522465
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Horncastle · Louth and Horncastle
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138665
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HORNCASTLE EDUCATION TRUST
788 pupils · 920 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 June 2024
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 · 608 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
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 | 62.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.76 | — | — |
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 | 66.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 89.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 123 | — |
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 | 38.26 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 33.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 96 | — |
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 | 123 | 49% | 93% | 99% | |
| English Language | 123 | 29% | 86% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 123 | 52% | 92% | 98% | |
| Biology | 78 | 63% | 95% | 99% | |
| History | 77 | 60% | 94% | 96% | |
| Physics | 77 | 62% | 97% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 77 | 57% | 94% | 99% | |
| French | 76 | 47% | 63% | 82% | |
| Business | 57 | 37% | 84% | 91% | |
| Geography | 57 | 51% | 93% | 98% | |
| Combined Science | 46 | 15% | 76% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 34 | 32% | 53% | 62% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 32% | 54% | 76% | |
| Biology | 33 | 15% | 36% | 52% | |
| History | 31 | 6% | 39% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 20% | 30% | 60% | |
| Physics | 23 | 13% | 39% | 48% | |
| Geography | 20 | 5% | 20% | 55% | |
| Geology | 18 | 6% | 50% | 72% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 0% | 6% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 13% | 38% | 88% | |
| Psychology | 14 | 7% | 36% | 64% | |
| Economics | 13 | 0% | 15% | 38% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 10 | 20% | 50% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11786: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| 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) | 75% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
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.