Academy converter · Lincolnshire

West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy

11–16Ages
486Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
148433URN

The Avenue, Grantham, NG31 7PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

283 applications for 123 places · 11th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.6of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

45th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Lincolnshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

283 applications · 123 places offered · 116 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 0.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 0.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 0.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 0.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Bluecoat Meres Academy (URN 136476), St Hugh's CofE Mathematics and Computing College (URN 120718), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	123	283	2.3	116	0.94
Sep 2025	120	221	1.8	106	0.88
Sep 2024	103	141	1.4	55	0.53
Sep 2023	127	103	0.8	39	0.31
Sep 2022	127	59	0.5	32	0.25
Sep 2021	110	50	0.5	23	0.21
Sep 2020 *	74	65	0.9	25	0.34
Sep 2019 *	66	70	1.1	24	0.36
Sep 2018 *	100	110	1.1	33	0.33
Sep 2017 *	98	105	1.1	42	0.43
Sep 2016 *	92	114	1.2	48	0.52
Sep 2015 *	102	134	1.3	70	0.69
Sep 2014 *	79	146	1.9	73	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

63 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.645th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%36th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.28

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	63	36.6	27%	43%	–
2024/25	36	40.3	31%	56%	–
2023/24	44	34.0	21%	41%	−0.28
2022/23	69	33.2	17%	45%	−0.29

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

West Grantham Church of England Secondary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Walton Academy
1.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
The King's School, Grantham
1.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
The Priory Ruskin Academy
2.2 km · Lincolnshire

2026

3.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
The Priory Belvoir Academy
10.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Charles Read Academy
14.7 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.9applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Suthers School
16.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
18.9 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148433 · 925/4053
Trust: Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 625 pupils · 486 on roll
Free school meals: 56.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Bluecoat Meres Academy (URN 136476); St Hugh's CofE Mathematics and Computing College (URN 120718)
Address: The Avenue, Grantham, NG31 7PX
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources