The King's School, Grantham
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Lincolnshire
Brook Street, Grantham, NG31 6RP
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/12/2022
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
8.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,221
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
1,086 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
169 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
300
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 169 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 1 | ● 20% |
| Total | 300 | 174 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 129 applications came from outside the council area (85 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Pickett
- Address
- Brook Street, Grantham, NG31 6RP
- Phone
- 01476563180
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Grantham St Wulfram's · Grantham and Bourne
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137166
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE KING'S SCHOOL
1,221 pupils · 1,086 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 900 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 70.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.34 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 72.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 94.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 38.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 154 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 72% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 177 | 51% | 92% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 65% | 94% | 99% | |
| Biology | 156 | 69% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 156 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 156 | 65% | 97% | 100% | |
| Business | 128 | 53% | 93% | 95% | |
| History | 104 | 72% | 92% | 96% | |
| French | 94 | 67% | 97% | 99% | |
| Geography | 93 | 67% | 95% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 65 | 45% | 66% | 86% | |
| Physical Education | 48 | 54% | 94% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 83 | 43% | 71% | 87% | |
| Physics | 57 | 14% | 37% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 5% | 15% | 46% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 32% | 65% | 85% | |
| Business Studies | 31 | 16% | 29% | 68% | |
| Economics | 29 | 7% | 52% | 72% | |
| Biology | 27 | 37% | 63% | 74% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 22 | 41% | 73% | 86% | |
| Geography | 19 | 21% | 37% | 84% | |
| English Language and Literature | 16 | 0% | 6% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 31% | 38% | 100% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 18% | 45% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #63 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11778: The King's School, Grantham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 15 |
| Offers | 9 |
| Success rate | 60% |
| Accepted offers | 9 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.