West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy, Grantham

In 2026, pupils at West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 40.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.28: pupils made below 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 28.7, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Health Studies and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 116 families put West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy as their first choice and 283 named it as one of their preferences, for 123 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy are Walton Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.8); The King's School, Grantham (1 mile, Good, selective, Attainment 8 73.2); Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 68.4); and The Priory Ruskin Academy (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 43.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy.

West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy is one of 24 schools run by Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 44 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 77% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

56.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 136 pupils (28%) received SEN support and 21 (4.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Grantham Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Hughs School, 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 284 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, West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy issued 94 suspensions, 24.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy are West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles), The Isaac Newton Primary School (0.3 miles), Huntingtower Community Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and Poplar Farm School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.