What schools serve Grantham?

There are 44 schools in Grantham, Lincolnshire, including Wyndham Park Nursery School, Corby Glen Community Primary School, Belton Lane Community Primary School, Cliffedale Primary School, Belmont Community Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Grantham?

Grantham has 31 primary schools and 6 secondary schools. There are also 7 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Grantham?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Grantham, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Grantham schools are set by Lincolnshire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Lincolnshire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Grantham?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Grantham are set by Lincolnshire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Grantham

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Grantham sits in South Kesteven district in Lincolnshire and its 44 schools serve both the town and a scatter of fenland and wolds villages nearby. Lincolnshire County Council coordinates all maintained school admissions, publishing catchment boundaries and criteria each autumn.

Selective education is a feature of Grantham's secondary landscape: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School and The King's School are grammar schools requiring the Lincolnshire selection test. Non-selective secondary places - at Walton Girls' High and Sir William Robertson Academy - are allocated on catchment proximity.

Primary catchments in Grantham are street-level, so a move of a few hundred metres can change which school is nearest. Families should download the most recent published catchment maps from Lincolnshire County Council before submitting a preference.

School demand in Grantham

Across the 42 schools in Grantham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 82%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

20 schools in Grantham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

21 of the schools in Grantham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lincolnshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

21 of the schools in Grantham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 18 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Grantham: 3 oversubscribed (31)

Corby Glen Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Grantham · NG33 4NW

Ages 4-11 83 pupils Capacity 105

Belton Lane Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Grantham · NG31 9PP

Ages 4-11 307 pupils Capacity 320

Cliffedale Primary School

Primary · Community school

Grantham · NG31 8DP

Ages 4-11 297 pupils Capacity 315

Belmont Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Grantham · NG31 9LR

Ages 5-11 203 pupils Capacity 210

Bythams Primary School

Primary · Community school

Grantham · NG33 4PX

Ages 4-11 52 pupils Capacity 90