Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Grantham, Lincolnshire
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Qualifying score | 220 |
From Lincolnshire County Council · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
11.025 miles
Published by the school · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School is a secondary school in Grantham, Lincolnshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 11.025 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 11.025 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 268 first-choice applications for 180 offers; all 180 offers went to first-choice families and 88 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- The 11+ qualifying score for 2026 entry was 220, and 112 of the 339 Year 7 2026 applications (33%) came from families living outside Lincolnshire; 30 offers went to them.
- 87% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Lincolnshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lincolnshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School provides an exceptional and broad education for all pupils.”
- “Pupils are happy and they thrive here.”
- “The school has the very highest aspirations for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 87% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 268 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 180 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- The King's School, Grantham 0.4 mi Good
- The Priory Ruskin Academy 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Walton Academy 1.4 mi Good
- Charles Read Academy 8.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy 10.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn 11.0 mi Standards maintained
- St George's Academy 11.0 mi Good