OFSTED
4 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
HORNCASTLE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
788
788 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
390
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
398
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.9 pts
below England
School
9.9%
East Lindsey
37.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.1 pts
below England
School
7.2%
East Lindsey
3.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
East Lindsey
2.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.6%
588
Indian
5.5%
43
Any other White background
4.4%
35
African
3.4%
27
White and Asian
2.4%
19
Any other Asian background
2.3%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.2%
57 of
788 pupils
13.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
66.2
27.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.28 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.68 pts
lower than
England
School
5.54%
East Lindsey
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.33 pts
lower than
England
School
13.49%
East Lindsey
18.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.47 pts
lower than
England
School
0.33%
East Lindsey
1.99%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.7%
6.7 pts
below England
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
85.7%
East Lindsey
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.