Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
West Street, Horncastle, LN9 5AD
788 pupils · 86% of 920 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- HORNCASTLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 June 2024, published 1 July 2024. 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 | 66.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 89.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 98.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 89.4% |
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 — 1.42 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 118 | 167 | 293 | 118 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 119 | 156 | 248 | 119 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 119 | 133 | 228 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 115 | 152 | 231 | 115 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 120 | 168 | 247 | 120 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 120 | 156 | 249 | 120 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 154 | 255 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 124 | 146 | 237 | 124 |
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
- The Banovallum School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Barnes Wallis Academy 12.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- King Edward VI Academy 14.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- William Lovell Church of England Academy 15.6 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- King Edward VI Grammar School 18.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Louth Academy 19.3 km · Good (2022) · 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.