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The King's School

The King's School is a selective grammar school for boys in Grantham, Lincolnshire, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Lincolnshire Consortium 11+, GL Assessment papers in verbal and non-verbal reasoning, in which an aggregate standardised score of 220 is the qualifying standard.

RegionEast Midlands
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN137166

The exam

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Two Saturdays in September of Year 6 — verbal reasoning, then non-verbal reasoning a week later

Results: Mid-October 2027 — consortium results are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

2027 entry

Test: Two Saturdays in September of Year 6 — verbal reasoning, then non-verbal reasoning a week later

Results: Mid-October 2026 — consortium results are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

Admissions rules

A child must reach the consortium qualifying standard of 220. Oversubscription criteria are then set school by school — typically looked-after children first, then catchment or sibling tiers at some schools, then distance.

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Admissions in numbers

Entry yearQualifying scoreNotes & source
2026Aggregate standardised score of 220 (verbal reasoning + non-verbal reasoning, GL Assessment; maximum 282)Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools qualifying standard, shared by all 15 consortium schools. Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 72.7; 94.9% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 43.00 (average grade B+); 38.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 70.7; 96.5% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 44.34 (average grade B+)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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