The King's School, Grantham
Secondary schoolThe King's School, Grantham is a secondary school in South Kesteven, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The King's School, Grantham was 73.2, against 50.8 in South Kesteven and 46.2 in England.
97.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | South Kesteven | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 73.2 | 50.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97.7% | 51.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98.3% | 69.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 177 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)170 m
- Wyndham Park Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, March 2025440 m
- The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, GranthamPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023550 m
- Grantham CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file560 m
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 68.4 (2025/26, provisional)580 m
- Newton Bridge AcademySpecial. School remains Outstanding, April 2023730 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Kesteven
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).