The King's School, Grantham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 137166
- Address
- Brook Street, NG31 6RP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1200 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.2%
White British 69.5%
Mixed 10.5%
Other White 6.2%
Indian 5.3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 1.3%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.83
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 96%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 69.7
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.46
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 158 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 121 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 158 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 67 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
The King's School, Grantham
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 140
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 86
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 8 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 9 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 10 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 11 | 174 174 0 |
| Year 12 | 156 156 0 |
| Year 13 | 153 153 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 86.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 6.0% 39.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 89.0% 43.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 66.4% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 24.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 2.2% |