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The King's School
The King's School Grantham is a boys' grammar school that uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam. The admissions process does not include an interview stage. While the pass mark and selectivity ratio are unknown, the school prioritises qualified boys living within 30 miles, ranked by test score.
If your son is the sort of boy who asks how things work and won't let a problem go, The King's School in Grantham is a place that knows what to do with him. It is a boys' grammar with one of the longest histories of any school in the country, and that heritage is worn lightly rather than for show. A young Isaac Newton was a pupil here in the 1650s, and by tradition he carved his name into a wall of what is now the school library. Boys who walk those corridors today are following a long line of curious minds.
The school sits on Brook Street in the centre of Grantham, with some buildings dating back to the fifteenth century, so the sense of continuity is something children feel rather than something the prospectus has to claim. It is state-funded with no fees and selects through the Lincolnshire 11+. The all-boys setting runs from Year 7 to Year 11, and the sixth form is co-educational, which gives older pupils a fresh mix of company for their final two years before university.
King's suits an academically able boy who takes to a serious, settled approach to learning and a family who values that sense of roots stretching back across the centuries. What tends to stay with families is the feeling that their son is somewhere that takes his thinking seriously, and is happy to let him grow into the kind of pupil who, generations from now, someone might still want to follow.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
admin@kings.lincs.sch.uk
Admissions phone
0147 656 3180
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
The 11 Plus
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Does The King's School have a catchment area?
There is no traditional catchment, but the school's oversubscription criteria give priority to qualified boys who live within 30 miles of the school, measured in a straight line. Places within that area are ranked by test score.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 72.7 across their GCSEs. 94.9% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 54.8% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B+ average grade per A-Level entry. 38.8% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does The King's School Grantham use for the 11+?
The King's School Grantham uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does The King's School Grantham interview as part of the 11+?
No, there is no interview stage as part of The King's School Grantham's 11+ admissions process.
Is The King's School Grantham co-educational or single-sex?
The King's School Grantham is a single-sex boys' grammar school.
What is the website for The King's School Grantham?
The official website for The King's School Grantham is https://www.kings.lincs.sch.uk/.
Does The King's School Grantham have a catchment area for 11+ entry?
While there is no traditional catchment, the school prioritises qualified boys living within 30 miles, ranked by test score.
What are the annual fees for The King's School Grantham?
As a grammar school, The King's School Grantham does not charge annual fees.
Location
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