- Type
- Grammar
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr S Furness
- Address
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West Street
Horncastle
Lincs
LN9 5AD - Telephone
- 01507 522465
- School email address
- enquiries@qegs.lincs.sch.uk
- School website
- Church school
- No
- Category
- Academy
- Total number 11 to 16
- 608
- Total number 16 to 18
- 208
- Specialism
- Science and Languages
- Admission authority
- Academy trust
- Published admission number
- 120
- 2024 oversubscription criteria
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Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.
- Looked after children and previously looked after children including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, if they have reached the required standard for entry
- Children who have reached the qualifying standard for entry and who are eligible for pupil premium or the service premium
- Eligible children whose permanent address is within the school’s designated area for free transport with priority being given to the order of their total scores in the entrance tests
- Eligible children from all other areas with priority being given to the order of their total scores in the entrance tests.
If any of the oversubscription criteria have too many applicants then the tie-break will be by straight line distance to the school. If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.
There are selection tests for admission into a grammar school. Details about the testing arrangements can be obtained from the school.
The date for determining whether a pupil counts as living in the designated area for free transport is 1 January in the academic year preceding entry. No applicant whose home address is outside this area can become an in catchment applicant by virtue of the primary school that they attend.
This is a grammar school and applicants must meet the required standard in the admissions exam to be allocated a place. See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.
- 2025 oversubscription criteria
-
Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.
- Looked after children and previously looked after children including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, if they have reached the required standard for entry
- Children who have reached the qualifying standard for entry and who are eligible for pupil premium or the service premium
- Eligible children whose permanent address is within the school’s designated area for free transport with priority being given to the order of their total scores in the entrance tests
- Eligible children from all other areas with priority being given to the order of their total scores in the entrance tests.
If any of the oversubscription criteria have too many applicants then the tie-break will be by straight line distance to the school. If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.
A map of the designated area for transport is available from the school and is published on the school website and The Consortium of Lincolnshire Grammar Schools website http://grammarschools.lincs.sch.uk
There are selection tests for admission into a grammar school. Details about the testing arrangements can be obtained from the school.
The date for determining whether a pupil counts as living within the designated area for free transport, in order to take this into account for 1st March offers, is the deadline date for late applications and changes as published by Lincolnshire School Admissions Team in the academic year preceding entry. This is usually around mid-December.
This is a grammar school and applicants must meet the required standard in the admissions exam to be allocated a place. See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.
- Sixth form published admission number
- 40. The Sixth Form as a whole is usually 230 in total.
- Sixth form entry requirements
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Year 11 students at this school have the right to transfer to our Lower Sixth provided that they meet the academic standards set out below. The school produces a Sixth Form prospectus which gives further details of the subjects and courses on offer.
All applicants are required to have at least GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 or above, and either a total of at least:
• 4 GCSEs at grade 6, which may include Mathematics and English Language, or
• 3 GCSEs at grade 6, which may include Mathematics and English Language, and one other Level 2 qualification at Distinction, A grade or equivalent.
Subjects have their own requirements and these must be checked in the Sixth Form Prospectus. Sometimes we may be able to offer a place in the Lower Sixth but not for the student’s preferred combination of subjects. - Sixth form oversubscription criteria
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In accordance with the legislation, the allocation of places for children who have reached the qualifying standard, will take place first: Education, Health and Care Plan (Children and Families Act 2014) where the school is named. If there are too many applicants from other schools, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below:
- Looked after children and previously looked after children including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, if they have reached the required standard for entry.
- Students who are eligible for pupil premium or the service premium.
- Eligible students who live nearest to the school using straight line distance between the post office address points of the home and the school.
Where straight line distances are identical, the highest average capped GCSE point score (capped at the highest eight GCSE grades) will be used as a tie-break in category 3 to decide who has highest priority for admission.
If two or more children are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the school or working in Children’s Services Directorate at the local authority.
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To lodge an appeal you must do so directly with the school following this link: Horncastle Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School appeal link
- Find out more
- Department for Education Number
- 9255411