The King’s School, Grantham

Selective

National rank

92

112

Rank last year

78.1%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

55.8%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

State Secondary School of the Year in the East Midlands for Academic Excellence 2025

Need to know

Head teacher

Simon Pickett

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,200

Head teacher

Simon Pickett

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,200

Head teacher

Simon Pickett

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,200

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

6.7%

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

6.7%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 63=

Grade

%

A*

20.9

A

28.5

B

28.7

A*/A

49.4

A*-B

78.1

GCSE 2024 rank: 124

Grade

%

A*/9/8

33.9

A/7

21.9

A*/A/9/8/7

55.8

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils are very proud to attend this school … Pupils thrive at this school. One pupil commented: ‘The opportunities we get at King’s, we would not get anywhere else.’ … Leaders have constructed a broad and ambitious curriculum. All pupils have the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential at the school … Pupils contribute widely to the school and local community … Some of the elite-level coaching pupils receive is of the highest quality and allows pupils to excel at sports. A broad range of activities such as chess club and a war-gaming club are also available during lunchtimes … Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send) feel well supported. However, the strategy to identify the needs of pupils lacks precision.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.

About the school

  • The academic curriculum is supported and enriched by an extensive programme of educational visits, fieldwork in subjects such as geography, language exchange programmes and visiting speakers.
  • Clubs include jazz ensembles, orchestras, choirs and bands. 
  • There are regular sporting fixtures at local and national level for all age groups in rugby, cricket and football and the school also promotes minority sports, competing at national level in water polo. There is a flourishing Combined Cadet Force, and plenty of sign-ups for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Young Enterprise. 
  • Clubs and societies attract those interested in chess, taking part in quizzes, languages, community service, charity fundraising and the arts.
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