The King's School, Grantham
Academy converter secondary school in Grantham (Lincolnshire).
Attainment 8
73.2
▲ 27.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
97.7%
▲ 51pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.7
▲ 2.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
7.5%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
9.5%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
112%
1,221 / 1,086 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022
Enrichment found on the school website
1Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
1Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 Academic support
- 1 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
2 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrichment Activities | Club | Other | - |
| Accelerated Reader | Programme | Academic support | Reading programme: pupils choose books at their level and take short quizzes. |
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