King Edward VI Grammar School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Louth and HorncastleConstituency

LN11 9LLPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

King Edward VI Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 900 pupils. King Edward VI Grammar School is part of King Edward VI Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 61.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 81.2%
EBacc average point score: 5.89

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

900

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 900
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: King Edward VI Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Oct 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.