Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
Station Road

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LN13 9HY

England
Coordinates 53°15′31″N0°10′12″E / 53.2586°N 0.1699°E / 53.2586; 0.1699
Information
Type Grammar school;
Academy
MottoCor Unum Via Una
Established1566;458 years ago (1566)
FounderFrancis Spanning, Sir William Cecil
Department for Education URN 136315 Tables
Head teacherGlen Thompson
Staff39 teaching
21 administrative
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment544 pupils (2021)
Colour(s)   
Website http://www.qegs.co.uk/

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford (QEGS) is a selective, co-educational, academy status grammar school with sixth form in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. In 2021, the school held 544 pupils. [1]

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The school motto is Cor Unum Via Una which translates from Latin to English as: "One heart, one way." It is also the title of the school song.

Organisation of the school

Currently the school has one headteacher and three assistant headteachers, all of whom make up members of the senior leadership team (SLT). There is one head of lower school (Years 7-8), one head of middle school (Years 9-11) and one head of sixth form. There is also one second in middle school.[ clarification needed ] There are 12 Subject leaders. Altogether, there are 39 teachers (including subject leaders and SLT). [2]

In each year there are approximately 90 students, apart from the sixth form years, each of which contain approximately 60 students. There are three houses that make up the school: Spanning, Cecil and Travers. Each year is divided into three, with equal numbers in all houses

History

The school was first established in 1566 with the donation of £50 from an Alford merchant. In 1576 a charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth I "for the Education, Instruction and bringing up of children and Youth for ever to continue."[ citation needed ] In 1959, a new block was added to the school in preparation for the admittance of girls. The school attained grant-maintained status in 1989, and in 1999 was given Foundation status.[ citation needed ]

Notable former pupils

Former teachers

Notes

  1. "Ofsted School Inspection".
  2. "QEGS List of Staff".

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