Horncastle Grammar School
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| Motto |
Liberae Scholae De Comune Sigilum ("Free School with a Public Seal") |
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| Established | 1327 1571 (Received Royal Charter) |
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Headteacher | Heather Payne |
| Chair of Governors | Margaret Sergeant |
| Founder | Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln |
| Location |
West Street Horncastle Lincolnshire LN9 5AD England 53°12′35″N 0°07′19″W / 53.2098°N 0.1219°WCoordinates: 53°12′35″N 0°07′19″W / 53.2098°N 0.1219°W |
| DfE number | 925/5411 |
| DfE URN | 138665 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 877 pupils |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Maroon, navy and black |
| Website | www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk |
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.
Although royally chartered by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571, there had already been a school in Horncastle for two hundred and fifty 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 RAF Coningsby.
A school is known to have existed in Horncastle as far back as 1327 but records of the present school effectively begin when Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter to establish a grammar school in Horncastle, on the petition of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln. The school received its seal on 25 June 1571 and the charter document remains in the possession of the present school governors.
Originally, the school was built on a site adjoining the River Bain close to St Mary's Parish Church. It was demolished and rebuilt after the Civil War on the same site, remaining there until the first decade of the 20th century when in 1908 the present dining hall was the first building to be established on the current school site. The summer of 2008 was the school's 100th year on the present site and was duly marked by several centenary celebrations.
For much of its existence, Queen Elizabeth's was a boys' only day and boarding school. Girls were only admitted for the first time around the late 1900s. Since then the school has continued to expand, with further buildings added as the number on roll has increased. Up to the Education Act of 1944, Queen Elizabeth's had been an independent school. Following the Act the school voluntarily handed over control and finance responsibility to the local authority.
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