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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: 11+ entry

West Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5AD

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

Some details are being re-checked

We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • 220or more

    Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry

    Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checked

  • Year 7 places

    120

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadline

  1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle 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.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle 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.

Applications and offers at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications167First-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,9255411,z,3,"Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle",118,118,113,5,0,293,167,85,40,1.4778761061946903,1.4152542372881356,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,9.1,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,138665,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)293All 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,9255411,z,3,"Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle",118,118,113,5,0,293,167,85,40,1.4778761061946903,1.4152542372881356,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,9.1,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,138665,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day118Places 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,9255411,z,3,"Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle",118,118,113,5,0,293,167,85,40,1.4778761061946903,1.4152542372881356,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,9.1,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,138665,7View the official source
Applicants per place2.5Applicants 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,9255411,z,3,"Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle",118,118,113,5,0,293,167,85,40,1.4778761061946903,1.4152542372881356,2,0,Academy converter,No religious character,9.1,Selective,Larger rural: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001343,Louth and Horncastle,138665,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Horncastle has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.

At a glance

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle in brief

tap a value for its source

Year 7 places
120Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: Our planned admission numbers for Years 7-11 is 120 students.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.
the school (own admission arrangements; Governing Body determines)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: The school is responsible for its own admission arrangements and works closely with the Local Education AuthorityView the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
School type
Academy converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says: 138665,"925","Lincolnshire","5411","Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle","34","Academy converter"View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

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Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools

3 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

  2. Done: Test registration closes

  3. Done: Results

    12pm

  1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: National Offer Day

  3. 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.

  1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. 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 School, Horncastle: 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

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

  1. 1

    Looked-after and previously looked-after children who reach the required standard

    The policy's own words
    1. Looked after children and previously looked after children
  2. 2

    Children who reach the qualifying standard and are eligible for pupil premium or service premium

    The policy's own words
    2. Children who have reached the qualifying standard for entry and who are eligible for pupil premium or the service premium
  3. 3

    Qualifying children living in the school's designated free-transport area, highest total test score first

    The policy's own words
    3. Eligible children whose permanent address is within the school’s designated area for free transport with priority being given to the order of their total scores in the entrance tests
  4. 4

    Qualifying children from all other areas, highest total test score first

    The policy's own words
    4. Eligible children from all other areas with priority being given to the order of their total scores in the entrance tests.

Source: Lincolnshire County Council, checked

Who qualifies
minimum standard score in the LCGS 11+ testsSource: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, checked
More detail from our guide

We have not yet confirmed the catchment or distance rules for this school.

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, Horncastle 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.

How the Lincolnshire test works

Open days

Not published yet

No open-event dates found on the school website yet.

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
download the appeal form from the school websiteSource: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, checked

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work here: download the appeal form from the school websiteQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: If you wish to appeal a school place decision you may do so by downloading the Appeal Form by clicking the link belowView the official source.

What is different about Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Horncastle

  • Consulting on 2028-29 arrangements (7 October-18 November 2026) with no changes proposedQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: no changes are proposed to the arrangements.View the official source
  • Main open evening in early autumn, dates shared via primary schools, local media and social mediaQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: The main open evening is in the early autumn – the date and details are shared with primary schools, the local media and via the school’s social media channels.View the official source
  • Visits by prior arrangement with the HeadteacherQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: Parents of prospective students are welcome to visit the school by prior arrangement with the Headteacher.View the official source
  • Lincolnshire County Council lists the school among those consulting on admission policiesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire County Council.The source says: Horncastle Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolView the official source

Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)

Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: consultation draft: consultation on the 2028-29 admission policy from 7 October to 18 November 2026; no changes proposed; Governing Body to determine on 30 November 2026Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: Document status (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: The school is consulting with regard to the Admission Policy for entry in the academic year 2028 to 2029 from 07 October 2026 until 18 November 2026.View the official source. What would change: none proposed (consultation due under the seven-year rule)Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle: Changes (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle.The source says: The consultation has become due under the seven-year rule outlined in the government's School Admissions Code; no changes are proposed to the arrangements.View the official source.

What we are still checking

Still being confirmed: the full 2027 admission policy.

Official documents and sources

13 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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