Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 138665
- Address
- West Street, LN9 5AD
- Website
- http://www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 817 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 78.3%
Indian 4.7%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 3.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 1.6%
Chinese 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 90%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 66.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.33
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
Biology | GCSE | 76 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 76 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
English Language | GCSE | 122 |
English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
Admissions
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 121 58 63 |
Year 8 | 121 60 61 |
Year 9 | 120 62 58 |
Year 10 | 123 60 63 |
Year 11 | 124 60 64 |
Year 12 | 98 45 53 |
Year 13 | 110 40 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 98.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 86.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 88.0% 63.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 29.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 1.7% |