Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
If you have a bright girl who wants to do well without losing all the other things she loves, KGGS is the sort of school that tends to win parents over. The Good Schools Guide puts it plainly, describing a school that "doesn't just churn out academic blue stockings but well rounded, outward looking young women who have many and varied interests along with excellent exam results." That balance, real depth in the classroom alongside a wide life outside it, is exactly how the school likes to talk about itself.
Known to almost everyone as KGGS, this girls' grammar in Grantham, Lincolnshire has a long memory. It opened in September 1910 to just over a hundred pupils, and its earliest buildings are now listed. Its best-known former pupil is Margaret Thatcher, who came on a scholarship in the 1930s and was head girl in her final year before going up to Oxford to read chemistry. Her father served as chairman of the governors for years, and a hall on the site still carries the family name.
It is a friendly, ambitious place with a strong local identity and a loyal community of families. Girls are encouraged to look outward and take on responsibility rather than simply chase grades, and the head since 2019 is James Fuller. KGGS suits a curious girl who wants to work hard and stretch herself while keeping music, sport and a dozen other interests alive alongside her studies, and who will feel known and looked after while she does it.
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Does Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School have a catchment area?
No formal catchment area. Admission is decided on rank order in the 11+ test, though distance is used in the oversubscription criteria, with priority given to qualifying girls who live within 12 miles of the school.
Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance test, as part of the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.
No, Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School does not include an interview stage as part of its 11+ admissions process.
Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School is a single-sex grammar school, admitting girls only for Year 7 entry.
The official website for Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School is https://kestevengrantham.lincs.sch.uk/.
Kesteven & Grantham Girls' School does not have a formal catchment area. However, priority is given to qualifying girls living within 12 miles of the school in oversubscription criteria.
Your daughter first needs to reach the minimum qualifying standard in Lincolnshire's 11+ assessments. Places are then offered in priority order: looked-after and previously looked-after children first, then girls with a sibling already at the school, then girls on Pupil Premium whose home is within 12 miles, then children of staff, then by how close your home is to the school. A child with an EHCP naming the school is admitted first. There's no fixed pass mark; the standard aims to identify the top 25% by ability, so it depends on demand each year.
The 11+ assessments are run by the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, not by KGGS alone, and the school's own policy doesn't set out what happens if your daughter is ill on an assessment day. The policy does say you should discuss any special circumstances around the entrance exam with the school, so if she falls ill, contact the school's admissions team as early as you can and follow the consortium's guidance. Don't wait, as there can be deadlines.
