Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleThe Banovallum School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Horncastle.

Summary of the comparison

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle and The Banovallum School are secondary schools in Horncastle.

  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Banovallum School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is ahead on our composite score.

  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle was judged Good and The Banovallum School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 66.2 for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle and 41.9 for The Banovallum School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle (69.4 in 2021-22, 66.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Banovallum School (46.0 in 2021-22, 41.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle versus The Banovallum School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HorncastleQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleHorncastleThe Banovallum SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking7th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure32nd of 54 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll788 608
Capacity920 625
LocationHorncastle, LN9 5AD Horncastle, LN9 6DA
GCSE results
Attainment 866.2 Stronger figure41.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths89.4% Stronger figure28.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.4% Stronger figure62.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc89.4% Stronger figure18.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.35 Stronger figure3.40 4.09
Cohort123 108
A-level results
A-level entries96 Not reported
A-level average points38.3 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points38.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects33.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census788 608
Free school meals (ever 6)9.1% 33.4%
English as an additional language6.5% 1.6%
SEN support6.6% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 7.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure11.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% Stronger figure28.3% 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

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 School, Horncastle

The Banovallum School

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