- Grammar school for boys and girls
- Lincolnshire 11+
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford: 11+ entry
Station Road, Alford, Lincolnshire LN13 9HY
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
220or more
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry
Checked, source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checkedYear 7 places
84
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 220 or more in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+ means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 86First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy,68,68,61,7,0,194,86,76,32,1.4098360655737705,1.2647058823529411,25,8,Academy converter,No religious character,13.5,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,136315,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 194All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy,68,68,61,7,0,194,86,76,32,1.4098360655737705,1.2647058823529411,25,8,Academy converter,No religious character,13.5,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,136315,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 68Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy,68,68,61,7,0,194,86,76,32,1.4098360655737705,1.2647058823529411,25,8,Academy converter,No religious character,13.5,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,136315,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2.9Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255401,z,3,Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy,68,68,61,7,0,194,86,76,32,1.4098360655737705,1.2647058823529411,25,8,Academy converter,No religious character,13.5,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,136315,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.
The school says: The school notes that historically all qualifiers living in the free transport area or attending a primary in it have been offered placesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says: Historically, all those living in the designated free transport area, or attending a primary school within this
View the official source.
At a glance
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
Pupils will be selected without regard to colour, race, creed or gender
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar, Alford A Selective Academy
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 84Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
The current PAN for admissions in Year 7 is 84.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
12pm
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Late registration and late tests: late tests are possible, for example for families who have just moved into the areaQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Is it possible to take the tests late (i.e. after the date when Local Authority preference forms have to be submitted)?
Yes. This happens, for example, when families have just moved into the area.
View the official source.
How places are given
9 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Qualified looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
Pupils who have reached the required score and who are or have previously been in public
- 2
Catchment (free transport area) residents with a sibling at the school
The policy's own words
Pupils living within the designated free transport area (our traditional catchment area) who
- 3
Catchment residents eligible for pupil premium
The policy's own words
Pupils living in the designated free transport area who have reached the qualifying standard
- 4
Other catchment residents
The policy's own words
Pupils living within the designated free transport area (our traditional catchment area) who have reached the required score.
- 5
Children at catchment primary schools (living outside) with a sibling at the school
The policy's own words
Pupils who do not live within our designated free transport area, but attend the primary
- 6
Other children at catchment primary schools
The policy's own words
Pupils who do not live within our designated free transport area but attend the primary
- 7
Children outside the catchment with a sibling at the school
The policy's own words
Pupils not living in the designated free transport area or attending a primary school in this
- 8
Children outside the catchment eligible for pupil premium or service premium
The policy's own words
Pupils not living in the designated free area who have reached the qualifying standard for
- 9
All other qualified children
The policy's own words
Pupils not living in the designated free transport area or attending a primary school in this area who reach the required score.
Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
- Catchment
- designated free transport area (traditional catchment) plus its primary schools: Alford, Huttoft, Mablethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea, Theddlethorpe, Willoughby and WithernSource: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- equal scores: nearest by straight lineSource: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- siblings rank within the catchment, feeder-school and outside groups (criteria 2, 5 and 7)Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
- Waiting list
- reserve list in oversubscription order; held by the local authority until the end of August, then by the school until 31 December of the year of entrySource: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
- Address used
- The address you live at on Monday 14 December 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: designated free transport area (traditional catchment) plus its primary schools: Alford, Huttoft, Mablethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea, Theddlethorpe, Willoughby and WithernQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
schools within it (Alford, Huttoft, Mablethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea, Theddlethorpe, Willoughby
View the official source - How distance is measured: Straight line, from Post Office Address Point of the home to Post Office Address Point of the schoolQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
Post Office Address Point of the home to the Post Office Address Point of the school) with the child
View the official source - Address fixed by: 14 December 2026Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
You must be resident by 14 December for appropriate priority to be awarded to catchment area pupils by national offer day.
View the official source - Siblings: siblings rank within the catchment, feeder-school and outside groups (criteria 2, 5 and 7)Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
Pupils living within the designated free transport area (our traditional catchment area) who
View the official source - Waiting list: reserve list in oversubscription order; held by the local authority until the end of August, then by the school until 31 December of the year of entryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
After this, the school keeps this list until (December 31 of the admitting year).
View the official source
The test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Not yet published
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford uses the two Lincolnshire consortium tests; a total of 220Lincolnshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers.
View the official source or more qualifies a child.
Format: Lincolnshire guide.
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Open Evening (September 2027 entry) (passed)
Source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- appeal forms from the Headteacher's PA after allocation in March, returned by the end of March; independent appeals panelSource: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: appeal forms from the Headteacher's PA after allocation in March, returned by the end of March; independent appeals panelQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says: Appeals forms may be obtained from the Headteacher’s
View the official source.
What is different about Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford
- The school notes that historically all qualifiers living in the free transport area or attending a primary in it have been offered placesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
Historically, all those living in the designated free transport area, or attending a primary school within this
View the official source - Named catchment primaries: Alford, Huttoft, Mablethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea, Theddlethorpe, Willoughby and WithernQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
schools within it (Alford, Huttoft, Mablethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea, Theddlethorpe, Willoughby
View the official source - Catchment primary schools administer the 11+ on the school's behalfQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
The catchment area’s primary schools have offered to administer the 11+ tests on behalf of the
View the official source - Smallest Year 7 intake of the Lincolnshire grammar schools captured (PAN 84)Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
The current PAN for admissions in Year 7 is 84.
View the official source - Catchment priority is judged on residence/feeder school by 14 DecemberQueen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford.The source says:
You must be resident by 14 December for appropriate priority to be awarded to catchment area
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
No 2028 arrangements found yet.
Official documents and sources
6 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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