Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
138638
Address
Sandon Road, NG31 9AU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1202 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
14.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.7%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.6%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 5.4%
Indian 4.5%
Other Asian 2.8%
Chinese 2.2%
African 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 52%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 86%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 68.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 6.03
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE47
BiologyGCSE150
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE150
ChineseGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE38
EconomicsGCSE37
English LanguageGCSE176
English LiteratureGCSE176
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
174
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
211
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
93
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
174
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
54
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
187
0
187
Year 8
180
0
180
Year 9
180
0
180
Year 10
183
0
183
Year 11
176
0
176
Year 12
149
0
149
Year 13
147
0
147
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
95.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
6.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
88.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
88.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
43.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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