Queen Elizabeth's Grammar AlfordSkegness Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford and Skegness Grammar School are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Skegness Grammar School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford was judged the expected standard and Skegness Grammar School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.9 for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford and 54.0 for Skegness Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford (59.4 in 2021-22, 59.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Skegness Grammar School (61.4 in 2021-22, 54.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlfordQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford | SkegnessSkegness Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 20th of 54 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 565 | 622 | |
| Capacity | 628 | 898 | |
| Location | Alford, LN13 9HY | Skegness, PE25 2QS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.9 Stronger figure | 54.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75.3% Stronger figure | 68.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91.4% Stronger figure | 86.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 93 | 99 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 41 | 43 | |
| A-level average points | 35.9 Stronger figure | 33.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 33.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.0% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 533 | 634 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.0% | 26.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 7.7% | |
| SEN support | 4.1% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% Stronger figure | 22.3% | 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
Skegness Grammar School
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