- Grammar school for boys
- Lincolnshire 11+
The King's School, Grantham: 11+ entry
Brook Street, Grantham, NG31 6RP
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
220or more
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry
Checked, source: The King's School, Grantham, checkedYear 7 places
174
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: The King's School, Grantham, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from The King's School, Grantham the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 220 or more in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+ means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to The King's School, Grantham and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 280First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255402,z,3,"The King's School, Grantham",171,171,171,0,0,348,280,47,18,1.6374269005847952,1.6374269005847952,163,89,Academy converter,No religious character,6.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001253,Grantham and Bourne,137166,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 348All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255402,z,3,"The King's School, Grantham",171,171,171,0,0,348,280,47,18,1.6374269005847952,1.6374269005847952,163,89,Academy converter,No religious character,6.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001253,Grantham and Bourne,137166,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 171Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255402,z,3,"The King's School, Grantham",171,171,171,0,0,348,280,47,18,1.6374269005847952,1.6374269005847952,163,89,Academy converter,No religious character,6.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001253,Grantham and Bourne,137166,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255402,z,3,"The King's School, Grantham",171,171,171,0,0,348,280,47,18,1.6374269005847952,1.6374269005847952,163,89,Academy converter,No religious character,6.7,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001253,Grantham and Bourne,137166,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
The King's, Grantham has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.
At a glance
The King's School, Grantham in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
is a grammar school for boys aged 11 to 18.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
The King’s School (“the School”) is a selective academy.
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 174Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
The School’s Published Admission Number (PAN) for Year 7 is 174 pupils per year.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
12pm
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Late registration and late tests: late registrations from 1 May 2026 to 23:45 on 17 July 2026; may not be tested on the main daysThe King's School, Grantham: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says: The registration form reopened on Friday 01 May 2026 for late registrations. It will close at 23:45 on Friday 17 July 2026.
View the official source.
How places are given
4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, The King's School, Grantham gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children, by score
The policy's own words
Looked After Children (LAC) and all Previously Looked After Children (PLAC), including those pupils
- 2
Up to 20 boys eligible for the full pupil premium living within 30 miles, by score
The policy's own words
Pupils eligible for the full Pupil Premium (PP) by rank order of standardised score who reside within
- 3
Boys living within 30 miles, by score
The policy's own words
Children who reside within 30 miles of the School. This will be measured by straight line distance.
- 4
All other qualifiers, by score
The policy's own words
Any remaining places will then be awarded to other children who have qualified for entry by rank order of standardised score.
Source: The King's School, Grantham, checked
- Who qualifies
- LCGS minimum standardised qualifying score; the school will leave places unfilled rather than admit below itSource: The King's School, Grantham, checked
- Catchment
- a 30-mile straight-line radius used for the pupil premium and priority categoriesSource: The King's School, Grantham, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- nearest by straight line, then lottery by an independent personSource: The King's School, Grantham, checked
- Waiting list
- reserve list in oversubscription order, held by Lincolnshire County Council until 31 August, then by the schoolSource: The King's School, Grantham, checked
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: a 30-mile straight-line radius used for the pupil premium and priority categoriesThe King's School, Grantham: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
Children who reside within 30 miles of the School. This will be measured by straight line distance.
View the official source - How distance is measured: Straight line, from Post Office Address Point of the home to Post Office Address Point of the schoolThe King's School, Grantham: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
Straight line distance as calculated electronically to three figures after the decimal point (e.g. 1.543 miles) by
View the official source - Waiting list: reserve list in oversubscription order, held by Lincolnshire County Council until 31 August, then by the schoolThe King's School, Grantham: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
A reserve list is held by Lincolnshire County Council until 31 August prior to the start of Year 7. After this, the reserve list transfers to the School.
View the official source
The test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Not yet published
The King's, Grantham uses the two Lincolnshire consortium tests; a total of 220Lincolnshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers.
View the official source or more qualifies a child.
Format: Lincolnshire guide.
Open days
Next: Year 6 school tour (after 11+ results), October 2026
Coming up: Year 6 school tour (after 11+ results)
Coming up: Open Evening (Year 5, for 2028 entry)
6pm-8.30pm
Source: The King's School, Grantham, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- independent appeal panelSource: The King's School, Grantham, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: independent appeal panelThe King's School, Grantham: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says: The parents and carers of any pupil who is refused a place have the right to appeal to an independent panel.
View the official source.
What is different about The King's, Grantham
- Re-founded in 1528The King's School, Grantham: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
The School was re-founded in 1528 and is a grammar school for boys aged 11 to 18.
View the official source - Places mostly by test score, with priority for boys within 30 milesThe King's School, Grantham: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
Children who reside within 30 miles of the School. This will be measured by straight line distance.
View the official source - Proposed for 2028 entry: pupil premium priority limited to Targeted Free School MealsThe King's School, Grantham: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
Pupil Premium (20 places) limited to Targeted Free School Meals only.
View the official source - Will leave places unfilled rather than admit boys below the qualifying standardThe King's School, Grantham: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
will leave places unfilled if not enough applicants reach the required qualifying standard
View the official source - One annual open evening in late June of Year 5; very limited other visitsThe King's School, Grantham: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says:
Opportunities to visit other than Open Evening are extremely limited as we are a very busy working school.
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Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: consultation draft: consultation 5 October to 16 November 2026; determination by the Governing Body by 31 January 2027The King's School, Grantham: Document status (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says: The School will consult with regard to the Admission Policy for entry in the academic year 2028 to 2029 from 05 October until 16 November 2026.
View the official source.
What would change: pupil premium priority (20 places) limited to Targeted Free School Meals onlyThe King's School, Grantham: Changes (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham.The source says: Pupil Premium (20 places) limited to Targeted Free School Meals only.
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Planned Year 7 places for September 2028: 174Proposed (consultation, not final)The King's School, Grantham: Year 7 places (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against The King's School, Grantham; proposed in a consultation, not final.The source says: The School’s Published Admission Number (PAN) for Year 7 is 174 pupils per year.
View the official source.
Official documents and sources
7 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- The King's School, Grantham
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- The King's School, Grantham
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- The King's School, Grantham
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- The King's School, Grantham
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- The King's School, Grantham
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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