Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, Horncastle

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle averaged an Attainment 8 score of 62.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

83% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 66.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.28: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 58.6, against 63.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, History and Biology.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 167 families put Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle as their first choice and 293 named it as one of their preferences, for 118 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 54 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Lincolnshire's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Lincolnshire has 15 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is one of 6 schools run by Horncastle Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 124 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 112 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 75% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 40% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 48 pupils (6.1%) received SEN support and 9 (1.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Elizabeth School Bus Park (in), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 58 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle issued 6 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.