Overall Oxbridge
#861
4 ranked schools · +53 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
41
Offers
8
Offer rate19.5%
-2.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Grantham
Medieval stonework along the high street meets Georgian coaching inns and Victorian railway architecture in Grantham, a market town on the River Witham in Lincolnshire's South Kesteven district. Denton is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments, and Barrowby Gate draws families competing for school places on the town's western edge. The innovation record is notable: the first running diesel engine in Britain was built here in 1892 and the first practical tractor in 1896, in a town already known as Margaret Thatcher's birthplace and the site of Isaac Newton's early schooling. Around 44,000 people live there today. Barrowby, Belton, and West Grantham form the outer residential ring, with East Midlands Railway connecting the town to Nottingham in around thirty minutes.
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of which5sixth forms·2grammar·20faith·1nurseries44 total
Area Performance
Grantham schools rank in the top 61% of England
Across 42 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.31/10, -0.10 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
17% Elite
Distribution across all Grantham schools
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Grantham vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 61%
Across all ranked Grantham schools
Top 68%Primaryavg #10,222 of 14,978
Top 42%Secondaryavg #1,625 of 3,861
Top 39%Sixth formavg #984 of 2,554
Primary schools: 31 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.43 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,222
-18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 68% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
53%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.43 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,222
-18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 68% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
53%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.75 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,625
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 42% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
57%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
50.3
+11.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.75 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,625
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 42% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
57%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
50.3
+11.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.7/10
+0.98 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#984
+11 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 39% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
54%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.7/10
+0.98 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#984
+11 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 39% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
54%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
3 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
14
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#612
4 ranked schools · +161 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
27
Offers
8
Offer rate29.6%
+0.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Grantham
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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Grantham
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School profiles in Grantham
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