Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford (QEGS) is a selective,

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, academy status

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and

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in Alford,

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, England. In 2021, the school held 544 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

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"for the Education, Instruction and bringing up of children and Youth for ever to continue." 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

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status.

Notable former pupils

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, former actor * Glenn Kirkham, England national team and GB hockey player *

Ted Smith (conservationist) Arthur Edward Smith CBE was a British conservation pioneer and English teacher from Lincolnshire. He was primarily known for his work in founding the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, and in extending the Wildlife Trust movement across Britain to for ...

, who founded

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* Air Marshal Sir John Sutton KCB,

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1990-05

Former teachers

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in 1585

Notes

External links

School website

BBC League Table Entry
{{Authority control Grammar schools in Lincolnshire Educational institutions established in the 1560s 1566 establishments in England Academies in Lincolnshire * Alford, Lincolnshire