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The King's School, Grantham

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Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 88 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 4%2017/18: top 4%2018/19: top 5%2021/22: top 4%2022/23: top 4%2023/24: top 4%2024/25: top 3%No exams

A-level results

#7 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 872.7 · East Midlands 4510/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths94.9% · East Midlands 41.6%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score6.78 · East Midlands 3.9210/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+1.10 · East Midlands −0.0610/10 Top 10%+13.8 pts
A level points per entry43 · East Midlands 33.210/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 66.8 · 150 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 66.3 · 145 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 68.7 · 152 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 64.9 · 172 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 72.3 · 179 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 69.7 · 180 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 70.7 · 173 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 72.7 · 177 pupils · East Midlands 45.0572.764.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 94% · 145 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 93% · 152 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 84% · 172 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 97% · 179 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 96% · 180 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 96.5% · 173 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 94.9% · 177 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%97%84%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 34.1 · 127 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 35.68 · 140 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 34.33 · 144 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 37.82 · 118 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 45.96 · 146 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 42.46 · 144 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 44.34 · 153 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 43 · 154 pupils · East Midlands 33.2245.9634.1No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in61.1%
171 of 280 who put it first2014 · 88.3%2026 · 61.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st280171
2nd470
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,221
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.8%
First language not English14.7%
SEN support5.8%
EHC plan0.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils8.4%

Girls 0%Boys 100%

112.4% full · 1,086 places · 319 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 61.3
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 9.3
  • Other support 35.8

Teachers 66.3 FTE · Whole workforce 111.3 · 141 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,152
Spend per pupil£6,836
Staff spend per pupil£4,845
Reserve per pupil£616
  • +£749,000revenue reserve
  • +£385,000in-year balance

Grants £6,711 · self-generated £516 · premises £405 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE KING'S SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

173 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained99.4%
  • Education99.4%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0%
  • Unknown0.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

155 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.3%
  • Education78.7%
  • Higher education78.7%
  • Apprenticeship5.2%
  • Employment8.4%
  • Not sustained3.2%
  • Unknown4.5%