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The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2ST ·

Ofsted:Good· 2023Grammar school
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At a glance

A state grammar school for ages 11–18 in Gainsborough. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (December 2023). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 62.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 222 families put it first for 188 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,139
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Headteacher
Mr Richard Eastham
School website 01427612354 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 13 Dec 2023
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 177 pupils

Attainment 8
62.5
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
79.7%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
93.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.26
2023/24 · CI 0.06 to 0.47
This school
62.5
Lincolnshire
45.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
188
1st preferences
222
All applications
270
1st prefs per place
1.18
More first choices than places

183 of 222 first-preference applicants were offered a place (82%). 105 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,126
Capacity
1,286
89% full
Girls / boys
53/47
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)11.2%
  • English as an additional language6.4%
  • SEN support1.9%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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