Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
Address
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Station Road Alford , Lincolnshire , LN13 9HY England
Coordinates	53°15′31″N 0°10′12″E / 53.2586°N 0.1699°E / 53.2586; 0.1699Coordinates: 53°15′31″N 0°10′12″E / 53.2586°N 0.1699°E / 53.2586; 0.1699
Information
Type	Grammar school; Academy
Motto	Cor Unum Via Una
Established	1566; 455 years ago (1566)
Founder	Francis Spanning Sir William Cecil
Department for Education URN	136315 Tables
Head teacher	Mr Thompson
Staff	44 teaching 21 administrative
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	574 pupils (2012)
Colour(s)
Website	http://www.qegs.co.uk/

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford (QEGS) is a selective, co-educational, academy status Grammar School and Sixth Form in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. In 2010 the school held 547 pupils.

The headteacher is G.Thompson.

History[]

The school motto is Cor Unum Via Una which translates as "One heart, one way," and is also the title of the school song. 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[]

• 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[]

• Francis Marbury in 1585

Notes[]

External links[]

• School website
• BBC League Table Entry