Queen Elizabeth's Grammar AlfordKing Edward VI Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford and King Edward VI Grammar School are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King Edward VI Grammar School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford was judged the expected standard and King Edward VI Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 60.5 for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford and 61.3 for King Edward VI Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford (59.4 in 2021-22, 60.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King Edward VI Grammar School (65.4 in 2021-22, 61.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlfordQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford | LouthKing Edward VI Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100 | C68/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 11th of 54 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 533 | 889 | |
| Capacity | 628 | 812 | |
| Location | Alford, LN13 9HY | Louth, LN11 9LL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 60.5 | 61.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 72.2% | 81.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95.8% | 96.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 94.4% Stronger figure | 85.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.62 | 5.89 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 72 | 149 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 41 | 80 | |
| A-level average points | 35.9 Stronger figure | 29.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 29.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.0% Stronger figure | 11.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 533 | 889 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.0% | 11.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 3.9% | |
| SEN support | 4.1% | 8.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% | 11.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford
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