Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleThe Barnes Wallis Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle and The Barnes Wallis Academy are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Barnes Wallis Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle was judged Good and The Barnes Wallis Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 66.2 for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle and 39.1 for The Barnes Wallis Academy.
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 Barnes Wallis Academy (42.4 in 2021-22, 39.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HorncastleQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle | LincolnThe Barnes Wallis Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 37th of 54 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 788 | 509 | |
| Capacity | 920 | 560 | |
| Location | Horncastle, LN9 5AD | Lincoln, LN4 4PN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 66.2 Stronger figure | 39.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 89.4% Stronger figure | 26.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.4% Stronger figure | 52.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.4% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.35 Stronger figure | 3.67 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 123 | 104 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 96 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 38.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 33.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 788 | 509 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.1% | 42.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.5% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 6.6% | 21.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 7.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.5% Stronger figure | 30.5% | 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 Barnes Wallis Academy
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