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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sandon Road, Grantham NG31 9AU · kestevengrantham.lincs.sch.uk · 01476 563017

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
68.8
average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,238
38 over 1,200 places · 103%
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
9.1%
First language not English
17.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 268 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 186 (Places 171)186September 2023: 227 (Places 173)227September 2024: 227 (Places 174)227September 2025: 211 (Places 174)211September 2026: 268 (Places 180)268Places 180
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261802681.5▲67%
September 2025Sept 20251742111.2▲82%
September 2024Sept 20241742271.3▲76%
September 2023Sept 20231732271.3▲75%
September 2022Sept 20221711861.1▲91%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 68.8, and 86.5% 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 (40.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 68.1 (England 46.3)68.12017/18: 66.7 (England 46.5)66.72018/19: 69.7 (England 46.7)69.72021/22: 70.1 (England 48.8)70.12022/23: 69.6 (England 46.3)69.62023/24: 69.5 (England 45.9)69.52024/25: 68.8 (England 46.0)68.8England 46.0

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form88.6+1
Further education6.3−2.1
Employment0.6—
Not in a lasting destination2.3+1.7
Activity not captured2.3+1.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.2 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 36.2 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 36.7 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 37.8 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 42.7 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.5 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 40.4 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 40.3 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
19.9%AAB or better
97.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24145B (40.4)+0.21
2022/23159B (39.5)—
2021/22140B+ (42.7)—
2018/19166B- (37.8)-0.09
2017/18159B- (36.7)-0.09
2016/17165B- (36.2)-0.19
2015/16160B- (36.2)-0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University75.5+3
Other education0.7−5
Apprenticeship4.1−0.1
Employment17+5.7
Not in a lasting destination2−2.9
Activity not captured0.7−0.7

Ofsted

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
19 Sept 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Jun 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (266 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
95%
Replies
266
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 59% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 28% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 37 parents (14%) with SEND

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