Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas. This marks the first inspection since its establishment as an academy, and it has maintained its previous high standards of education, behavior, and leadership. Pupils at the school are happy, exhibit positive attitudes, and take pride in their achievements, reflecting a strong school culture with the highest aspirations for all learners. The comprehensive curriculum and exceptional provision for personal development further enhance the students' educational experience, preparing them well for future endeavors.

Strengths

• Exceptional and broad education for all pupils
• Outstanding behavior and attitudes among students
• High-quality support for pupils' well-being
• Rigorous and ambitious curriculum that meets diverse interests
• Effective strategies for supporting pupils with SEND
• Strong culture of high expectations and staff support

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.7% of pupils at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School received £7,327 and spent £7,386 for each of its 1,202 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £70,000 (-£58 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School have?

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School has 1,238 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School cover?

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 68.4, and 90% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School?

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School is at Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU.