Grantham The King's School - Find a school

Type
Grammar
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 18
Gender
Boys
Headteacher
Mr S Pickett
Address

Brook Street
Grantham
Lincs
NG31 6RP

Telephone
01476 563180 Fax: 01476 590953
School email address
admin@kings.lincs.sch.uk
School website

The King's School Grantham

Church school
No
Category
Academy
Total number 11 to 16
892
Total number 16 to 18
309
Admission authority
Academy trust
Published admission number
174
2024 oversubscription criteria
  1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, who have achieved the minimum standardised qualifying score.
  2. Children who are eligible for the full Pupil Premium for free school meals who achieve the qualifying score, by rank order of standardised score, but limited to, up to 20 places in this category. Children who are unsuccessful in this category may nevertheless achieve a place in the remaining category.
  3. Children who have achieved above the qualifying standard and reside within 30 miles of the academy at the time of application. This will be measured by straight line distance. Places in this category will be prioritised by rank order of standardised score.
  4. Any remaining places will then be awarded in rank standardised score order for those students who have qualified for entry, up to the total number of children intended to be admitted under the published admission number

In the event of a tie for the final place the distance from the home to the school will be used to distinguish between applicants. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school, as  defined (straight line distance as measured by LCC software). If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place, then a lottery will be conducted. This will be drawn by an independent person not employed by the academy or working in the Children's Services Directorate of the Local Authority.

There are entrance exams for admission into a grammar school. Details about the testing arrangements can be obtained from the school.

This is a grammar school and applicants must meet the required standard in the admissions exam to be allocated a place. See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

2025 oversubscription criteria
  1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, who have achieved the minimum standardised qualifying score.
  2. Children who are eligible for the full Pupil Premium for free school meals who achieve the qualifying score, by rank order of standardised score, but limited to, up to 20 places in this category. Children who are unsuccessful in this category may nevertheless achieve a place in the remaining category.
  3. Children who have achieved above the qualifying standard and reside within 30 miles of the academy at the time of application. This will be measured by straight line distance. Places in this category will be prioritised by rank order of standardised score.
  4. Any remaining places will then be awarded in rank standardised score order for those students who have qualified for entry, up to the total number of children intended to be admitted under the published admission number

In the event of a tie for the final place the distance from the home to the school will be used to distinguish between applicants. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school, as  defined (straight line distance as measured by LCC software). If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place, then a lottery will be conducted. This will be drawn by an independent person not employed by the academy or working in the Children's Services Directorate of the Local Authority.

There are entrance exams for admission into a grammar school. Details about the testing arrangements can be obtained from the school.

This is a grammar school and applicants must meet the required standard in the admissions exam to be allocated a place. See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

Sixth form published admission number
30
Sixth form entry requirements
There is a general academic standard for entry to the sixth form and specific requirements for individual subjects; we set these out in the sixth form options handbook available to applicants at the beginning of that year's sixth form admissions round.
 
Year 11 students at The King’s School have the right to transfer to our Year 12 provided that they meet the academic standards set out below. We also welcome applications from students attending other schools who must also meet these same academic standards.
  • An Attainment 8 Score of 52.0 or greater.
  • Passes at Grades 4-9 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics.
  • Students wishing to study more than two of the subjects: Mathematics; English Literature; Physics; Biology; Chemistry; History; Economics or Philosophy at Advanced Level GCE will need to achieve an Attainment 8 Score of 56.0 or greater.
Attainment 8
As defined by the Department for Education, Attainment 8 scores are based on a calculation of pupils’ performance across 8 qualifications. This is calculated by adding the sections below together.
  • A student’s maths GCSE result, doubled.
  • The higher grade of a student’s grade in English language or English literature qualification, doubled.
  • The three highest grades from any of the EBacc qualifications in science subjects, computer science, history, geography, and language subjects.
  • The highest three grades any three other subjects, not already used
An offer of a place does not guarantee access to a particular course or subject. Where a course or subject is oversubscribed, places will be allocated according to best Attainment 8 Score.
Sixth form oversubscription criteria

Places will be allocated on the basis of overall GCSE performance. This is based on a points system for the student's 8 best GCSE grades including English, Mathematics, subject to the following:

An applicant must meet the standards outlined in the criteria for admission;

  1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
  2. Children who are eligible for the full Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying criteria, but limited to, up to 4 places in this category. Children who are unsuccessful in this category may nevertheless achieve a place in the remaining category.
  3. Children who have achieved the entry criteria and reside within 30 miles of the academy at the time of application. This will be measured by straight line distance. Places in this category will be prioritised by rank order of entry criteria,
  4. Overall Attainment 8 score (as defined by the DfE) In the event of a tie for the final place the following criterion will apply:

In the event of a tie for the final place the following criterion will apply: The distance from the home to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school, as defined (straight line distance as measured by LCC software). This is measured to 3 decimal places using the Post Office address point of the home address to the Post Office address point of the school.

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