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At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The King's School, Grantham

Brook Street, Grantham NG31 6RP

https://www.kings.lincs.sch.uk/

The King's School, Grantham is a selective academy. It has about 1,200 boys aged between 11 and 18. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Sixth form, Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
0.4		Charles Read Academy
0.6		The Priory Ruskin Academy
1.1		West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
1.4		Walton Academy
7.1		The Priory Belvoir Academy
10.3		The Suthers School
11.1		St George's Academy
11.1		Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
11.2		Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
11.3		Carre's Grammar School
12.0		The Newark Academy

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is excellent, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Progress: Excellent. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is an entrance exam.

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