Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Motto Veras Hinc Ducere Voces
(From this place draw true inspiration)
Established 1910
Type Grammar
Headteacher Mr Graham Burks
Location Sandon Road
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 9AU
England
LEA Lincolnshire
Ofsted number 120632
Staff 70
Students 1068
Gender Girls
Ages 11 to 18
Houses Austen, Bronte, Browning, Eliot, Potter, Rossetti
Website www.kestevengrantham.lincs.sch.uk
Coordinates: 52°54′48″N 0°38′01″W / 52.9134, -0.6337

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[edit] About

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (KGGS) is a grammar school for girls in Grantham, Lincolnshire, established in 1910. It has over 1000 pupils ranging from ages 11-18, with its own sixth form based on site in the Harrowby House building. The pupils are sorted into six houses within the school, named after famous female writers and poets: Austen, Bronte, Browning, Eliot, Potter, and Rossetti.

The school operates in conjunction with the nearby boys' school, The King's School and many students take lessons there at A Level.

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[edit] Current Head Teacher

Mr Graham Burks is the school's current headteacher. He replaced former headteacher Linda Poole in 2007.

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Educational Establishments in South Kesteven

LEA: Lincolnshire

Primary schools: Linchfield CP School

Grammar Schools: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | The King's School, Grantham | Bourne Grammar School

Other Secondary Schools: Robert Manning Technology College | the Deepings School | Stamford School (public)

Further Educational establishments: Grantham College | New College Stamford