The King's School, Grantham, Grantham

In its own words: "The King's School is an excellent learning environment with an illustrious history. At King's we are extremely proud of our friendly and focused academic atmosphere - one that is rich with diversity and opportunities. It is important that all our pupils enjoy their time at King's and that their individual interests, talents and needs are recognised and valued."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, chess, Duke of Edinburgh and cadets.

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 28 June 2027 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The King's School, Grantham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 73.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

98% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 72.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.1: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 70.1, against 73.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

The King's School, Grantham is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 280 families put The King's School, Grantham as their first choice and 348 named it as one of their preferences, for 171 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 109 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The King's School, Grantham admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, The King's School, Grantham ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Lincolnshire's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Lincolnshire has 15 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The King's School, Grantham are Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 68.4); The Priory Ruskin Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 43.1); West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 36.6); and Walton Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.8).

The King's School, Grantham's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

The King's School, Grantham is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 99% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college.

Of the 155 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 8% into work. 48% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 78 pupils (6.4%) received SEN support and 9 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Grantham Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The King's School (adjacent), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 349 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The King's School, Grantham issued 26 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The King's School, Grantham are St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles); The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham (0.3 miles); Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles); and Cliffedale Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.