Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. In 2009, there were 877 pupils, of whom 271 were in the sixth form.[1]
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West Street , , LN9 5AD | |
Coordinates | 53°12′35″N 0°07′19″W |
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Motto | Liberae Scholae De Comune Sigilum ("Free School with a Public Seal") |
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Founder | Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln |
Department for Education URN | 138665 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Paul Brewster |
Head teacher | Simon Furness |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 806 pupils |
Colour(s) | Maroon, navy and black |
Website | http://www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk/ |
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Although royally chartered by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571, there had already been a school in Horncastle for 251 years. The original charter document, with its royal seal, remains in the custody of the school's governors.
The school's catchment area includes Horncastle and the surrounding area: Wragby, Bardney and Woodhall Spa to the west, the Lincolnshire Wolds to the north and east, and Coningsby.