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Carre's Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Northgate, Sleaford NG34 7DD · carres.uk · 01529 302181
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 810
- 98% of 830 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 113 places were offered; 88% 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 | 113 | 95 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 103 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 103 | 105 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 128 | 138 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58, and 78.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58 | 46 | ||
| ▲78.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲92.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.1 | −17.9 |
| Further education | 24.8 | +13.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 students | B- (35.8) | Above average +0.14 | |
| 101 students | B- (36) | Above average +0.15 | |
| 32 students | Dist- (32.6) | Average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 107 | C+ (34.4) | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 107 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 119 | B+ (42.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 94 | B- (36.1) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 141 | B- (35.6) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 127 | C+ (32.6) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 140 | C+ (31.9) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65 | −3 |
| Further and other education | 5 | +2 |
| Further education | 4 | +2 |
| Other education | 1 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | −1 |
| Employment | 14 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +4 |
Ofsted
Carre's Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 11
- 1% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied