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Schools in Alford

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Alford in Lincolnshire has 6 schools in the catchment.school database: 4 primaries and 2 secondaries — Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford, a selective academy, and John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College. Lincolnshire County Council coordinates non-selective admissions, but Queen Elizabeth's Grammar operates its own selective admissions process requiring a qualifying entrance test.

Two of Alford's 6 schools are currently at or above their published admission number, and 2 schools carry a religious designation. For families targeting Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, the entrance test is the first hurdle; grammar places are allocated to qualifying pupils by distance thereafter. Families without a selective grammar preference apply through Lincolnshire's standard round to John Spendluffe or the primary schools, which include The St Margaret's Church of England School in nearby Withern.

Primary schools in Alford: 1 oversubscribed (4)

Secondary Schools in Alford (2)

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Alford are set by Lincolnshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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