Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford | |
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Station Road , , LN13 9HY England | |
| Coordinates | 53°15′31″N 0°10′12″E / 53.2586°N 0.1699°E |
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| Type | Grammar school; Academy |
| Motto | Cor Unum Via Una |
| Established | 1566 |
| Founder | Francis Spanning, Sir William Cecil |
| Department for Education URN | 136315 Tables |
| Head teacher | Glen Thompson |
| Staff | 39 teaching 21 administrative |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 544 pupils (2021) |
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| 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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Glenn Kirkham, England national team and GB hockey player
- Ted Smith (conservationist), who founded The Wildlife Trusts
- Air Marshal Sir John Sutton KCB, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1990-05
Former teachers
[edit]- Francis Marbury in 1585
