West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
The Avenue, Grantham, NG31 7PX
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/01/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
26.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
486
Capacity used
Has space78%
625 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
106 of 106 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
221
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 106 | 106 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 11 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 221 | 118 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clare Barber
- Address
- The Avenue, Grantham, NG31 7PX
- Phone
- 01476405200
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Grantham Earlesfield · Grantham and Bourne
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148433
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 56% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 29% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
486 pupils · 625 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 454 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 34.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.78 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 36 | — |
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.
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 | 36 | 14% | 42% | 61% | |
| English Language | 36 | 11% | 39% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 36 | 3% | 31% | 47% | |
| Combined Science | 29 | 0% | 34% | 52% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 6% | 19% | |
| Art and Design | 15 | 7% | 20% | 60% | |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 20% | 67% | 73% | |
| Geography | 14 | 7% | 43% | 50% | |
| Biology | 7 | 29% | 71% | 86% | |
| Physics | 7 | 14% | 71% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 29% | 71% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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) |
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.