Grantham Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Sandon Road
Grantham
Lincs
NG31 9AU

Grantham Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.

1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. There is a sibling at the school who is attending when the application is made.

3. Students who are eligible for the Pupil Premium for free school meals who achieve the qualifying score and whose home address is within 12 miles of the school, priority given to those living closest by straight line.

4. Children of staff applies in either or both of the following circumstances:

a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or

b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

5. Straight line distance from the home to the school, priority given to those living closest.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.  There are entrance exams for admissions into a grammar school. Details about the testing arrangements can be obtained from the school.

This is a grammar school and applicants must meet the required standard in the admissions exam to be allocated a place. See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.

1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. There is a sibling at the school who is attending when the application is made.

3. Students who are eligible for the Pupil Premium for free school meals who achieve the qualifying score and whose home address is within 12 miles of the school, priority given to those living closest by straight line.

4. Children of staff applies in either or both of the following circumstances:

a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or

b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

5. Straight line distance from the home to the school, priority given to those living closest.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.  There are entrance exams for admissions into a grammar school. Details about the testing arrangements can be obtained from the school.

This is a grammar school and applicants must meet the required standard in the admissions exam to be allocated a place. See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

The criteria for admission to the Sixth Form for all students is as follows:

(a) At least 6 grade 5 passes at GCSE including English language and Mathematics

(b) Be accepted onto a viable program of four A-level subjects having met the subject criteria as shown in the A-level courses booklet.

We reserve the right to review the program of any applicant who is looking to study more than two new subjects.

Applicants should check specific requirements for Advanced GCE subjects in the section of the Sixth Form courses Booklet for the appropriate year of entry.

The sixth form prospectus gives full details of the subjects on offer and any individual entry requirements.

Y11 students at KGGS have the right to transfer to our Y12 provided they meet the academic standards set out above and provided that the school can offer the preferred combination of subjects in an efficient and effective manner. The sixth form prospectus gives full details of the subjects on offer and any individual subject entry requirements.

1.               External Applicants

The size of the sixth form is typically in the order of 320. The school’s Published Admission Number (PAN) for external applications is 30. If there are more applicants than available places, decisions will be made on the basis of overall GCSE performance based on the student’s 8 best GCSE grades calculated using the Ofqual points system in place at the time of awarding, subject to the criteria set out below.

In the event of the school being oversubscribed by qualified students, places will be allocated using the oversubscription criteria listed below, which is listed in order. Words marked with a number, for example 1, 2 and 3 are explained separately in the definition and notes section.

An applicant must meet the standards outlined above;

Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

Children of staff – This applies in either or both of the following circumstances: Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or

The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

The distance from the home to the school. Priority will be given to the student living nearest the school, as defined in note.

The oversubscription criteria are listed in the order we apply them. If it is necessary to distinguish between more than one applicant in any criteria, the next criteria will be applied until the tie-breaker is used. Tie breaker: If two or more children are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the school, or working in Children's Service Directorate at the local authority.

If there are more applicants than places available in a particular A Level subject, places in that subject will be allocated according to the following criteria in the order shown:

(a) GCSE grade in that subject and/or any subjects required for the course (where applicable);

(b) Overall GCSE score (in terms of average points per subject entry based on the best 8 results).

School admission arrangements

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