Best Schools in Grantham

How many schools are there in Grantham?

Grantham has 44 open schools: 31 state primary, 7 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 3 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Grantham are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Grantham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, The Priory Ruskin Academy, Denton CofE School, Newton Bridge Academy, Wyndham Park Nursery School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 88% of the 42 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolThe Priory Ruskin AcademyDenton CofE SchoolNewton Bridge AcademyWyndham Park Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Grantham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 8 schools in Grantham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The King's School, Grantham (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 73.2 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 68.4 and 90% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Priory Ruskin Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.1 and 30% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The King's School, GranthamKesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolThe Priory Ruskin Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Grantham have the best SATs results?

Of the 28 primary schools in Grantham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Denton CofE School (100% in reading, 90% in maths); Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (83% in reading, 86% in maths); and Belton Lane Community Primary School (83% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Denton CofE SchoolSaint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyBelton Lane Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Grantham?

Yes. Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School; and The King's School, Grantham are state grammar schools in Grantham. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolThe King's School, Grantham

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Grantham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Grantham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Grantham?

Apply to your council - Lincolnshire or Leicestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.