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The King's School, Grantham
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Brook Street, Grantham NG31 6RP · kings.lincs.sch.uk · 01476 563180
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 72.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,221
- 135 over 1,086 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
- First language not English
- 15%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The King's School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 280 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 61% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 280 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 227 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 248 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 220 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 72.7, and 94.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲72.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲94.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.78 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89 | +0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 1.2 | — |
| Further education | 9.2 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 students | B+ (43) | Above average +0.32 | |
| 154 students | B+ (42.9) | Above average +0.32 | |
| 60 students | Dist+ (38.1) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 153 | B+ (44.3) | +0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 144 | B+ (42.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 146 | A- (46) | — |
| 2018/19 | 118 | B- (37.8) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 144 | C+ (34.3) | -0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 140 | B- (35.7) | +0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 127 | C+ (34.1) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 78.7 | +9.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 8.4 | −8.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
The King's School, Grantham was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (273 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 273
- 23% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (17%) with SEND