State SchoolSecondary

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

Morton Terrace, Gainsborough DN21 2ST

8Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,139
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,286
Local authority
Lincolnshire
East Midlands

Schola Grade 8

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 62.5, an average GCSE grade of about 6.2
94thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 54.3
96thpercentile
Attendance16% of pupils persistently absent
84thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough is a state secondary school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).

It has 1,139 pupils on roll and room for 1,286. It is a grammar school: state-funded, and admitting pupils by an entrance test. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Morton Terrace
Gainsborough DN21 2ST
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School details

Type
State School · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Community school
Admissions
Selective (grammar)
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
1,139
Capacity
1,286 pupils
Free school meals
12.40% of pupils eligible
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Nation
England
URN
120655

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