Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Station Road, Alford, LN13 9HY
565 pupils · 90% of 628 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR, ALFORD - A SELECTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 14 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 60.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 72.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 95.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 94.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.26 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 68 | 86 | 194 | 68 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 85 | 105 | 191 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 75 | 89 | 189 | 75 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 70 | 90 | 175 | 70 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 78 | 91 | 174 | 78 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 93 | 112 | 211 | 93 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 61 | 71 | 170 | 61 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 84 | 96 | 185 | 84 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King Edward VI Academy 10.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Skegness Academy 16 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Louth Academy 16.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Skegness Grammar School 16.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King Edward VI Grammar School 16.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.