King Edward VI Grammar School

King Edward VI Grammar School has been inspected for the first time under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 and has received a 'Good' rating across all areas evaluated. The school provides a supportive environment where most pupils enjoy learning and achieve well. The leadership has made significant improvements, fostering positive relationships between staff and students, and ensuring effective personal development through extracurricular activities. However, there are areas for growth, particularly in teacher's assessment practices and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils generally enjoy learning and feel well supported by their teachers.
• High expectations lead most pupils to meet their academic goals consistently.
• Teachers possess good subject knowledge and deliver the curriculum effectively.
• The school's ambitious curriculum supports high-quality work and achievement.
• Strong behavior standards are maintained, with most pupils exhibiting respect and good conduct.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not check pupils' understanding effectively, leaving misconceptions unaddressed.
• Not all teachers implement strategies for supporting pupils with SEND, hindering their access to the curriculum.
• Inconsistent awareness among some leaders regarding curriculum planning and delivery.

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 King Edward VI Grammar School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 11.9% 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, 0.6% of pupils at King Edward VI Grammar School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were 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 King Edward VI Grammar School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.5% 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, 7.7% of pupils at King Edward VI Grammar School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.6% 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 King Edward VI Grammar School received £7,485 and spent £7,414 for each of its 889 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £327,000 (£368 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 King Edward VI Grammar School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King Edward VI Grammar School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was King Edward VI Grammar School last inspected by Ofsted?

King Edward VI Grammar School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does King Edward VI Grammar School have?

King Edward VI Grammar School has 900 pupils on roll.

What age range does King Edward VI Grammar School cover?

King Edward VI Grammar School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are King Edward VI Grammar School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 58.8, and 67% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is King Edward VI Grammar School?

King Edward VI Grammar School is at Edward Street, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9LL.