Qegs Horncastle

we are a co-educational day school, with approximately 775 pupils aged 11-19 on roll. around 200 of these are sixth formers. in september 2012 we became an academy. we are a high performing specialist school specialising in science and modern foreign languages. in november 2011 the school was graded as ‘outstanding’ by ofsted. entry at 11 is determined by our own selection procedures, which are in line with those operating in other parts of the county. normally we have four forms of entry representing the top 25% of the ability range. our sixth form is open to all students for whom we can provide a suitable course. history for over four centuries, queen elizabeth’s grammar school has served the town of horncastle and the surrounding countryside. 25th june 1571 the school is known to have been in existence in 1327 but records effectively began when queen elizabeth i granted, on the petition of edward, lord clinton and saye, earl of lincoln, a charter to establish a grammar school i