Carre's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Northgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DD
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
11.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
810
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
830 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
114 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
219
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 114 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 68 | 6 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 219 | 120 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 33 applications came from outside the council area (18 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Josephine Smith
- Address
- Northgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DD
- Phone
- 01529302181
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Sleaford Navigation · Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137213
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
810 pupils · 830 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 572 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.42 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 101 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 106 | 41% | 92% | 99% | |
| English Language | 106 | 26% | 74% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 20% | 70% | 87% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 18% | 60% | 88% | |
| Geography | 69 | 41% | 83% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 55 | 2% | 60% | 93% | |
| Biology | 51 | 41% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physics | 51 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business | 51 | 22% | 82% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 35% | 92% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 46 | 35% | 83% | 89% | |
| History | 45 | 44% | 82% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30 | 27% | 53% | 80% | |
| Geography | 29 | 7% | 14% | 55% | |
| Physics | 27 | 4% | 30% | 56% | |
| History | 26 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 15% | 25% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 5% | 32% | 63% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 0% | 11% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 7% | 27% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 0% | 31% | 46% | |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 0% | 36% | 64% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 56% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 11% | 11% | 78% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11803: Carre's Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.