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Charles Read Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Grantham NG33 4NT · charlesreadacademy.co.uk · 01476 550333
On the mapSearch near NG33 4NT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 277
- 2 over 275 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.8%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | 55 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 46 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 38 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 30.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.8 | −7.2 |
| Further education | 76.5 | +10.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 5.9 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Charles Read Academy on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 48
- 18% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (35%) with SEND