Caistor Grammar School
Church Street, Caistor, Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shona Buck
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 649
- Pupils on roll
- 690
- URN
- 136350
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472851250
About this school
Caistor Grammar School is a secondary academy in Market Rasen. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 690 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 101 | 100 | 94 |
| Attainment 8 score | 69.2 | 71.1 | 69.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.55 +0.27 to +0.83 | +0.68 +0.40 to +0.96 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 91% | 94% | 89.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 100% | 97.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 95% | 98% | 94.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Caistor Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69.2 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 71.1 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 69.8 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 687 |
| 2023/24 | 683 |
| 2024/25 | 669 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caistor Grammar School compares
Caistor Grammar School ranked 2nd of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69.8 | 3.8% | 6.8% | 690 | — |
| Caistor Yarborough Academy | 43.8 | 6.5% | 26.7% | 680 | 0.4 miles |
| De Aston School | 42.5 | 10.9% | 35.3% | 939 | 7.8 miles |
| Sir John Nelthorpe School | 46 | 8.1% | 21.7% | 878 | 8.0 miles |
| The Vale Academy | 51.6 | 7.3% | 26.5% | 627 | 8.3 miles |
| Healing Academy | 51 | 5.2% | 14.4% | 751 | 8.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.75%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 7.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caistor Yarborough Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Market Rasen
-
De Aston School7.8 miles
Secondary · Market Rasen
-
Sir John Nelthorpe School8.0 miles
Secondary · Brigg
-
The Vale Academy8.3 miles
Secondary · Brigg
-
Healing Academy8.4 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
Other schools in Market Rasen
- Caistor Yarborough Academy Secondary
- De Aston School Secondary
- Binbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Faldingworth Community Primary School Primary
- Kelsey Primary School Primary
- Legsby Primary School Primary
- Nettleton Community Primary School Primary
- Normanby Primary School Primary
- Osgodby Primary School Primary
- Tealby School Primary
- The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Caistor Grammar School teach?
- Caistor Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Market Rasen.
- Who is the headteacher of Caistor Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Caistor Grammar School is Mrs Shona Buck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caistor Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caistor Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Caistor Grammar School?
- Caistor Grammar School has 690 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Caistor Grammar School full?
- Caistor Grammar School has capacity for 649 pupils and 690 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Caistor Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Caistor Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Caistor Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Caistor Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Caistor Grammar School?
- Caistor Grammar School is part of CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Caistor Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 69.2 in 2022/23 and 69.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caistor Grammar School rank locally?
- Caistor Grammar School ranked 2nd of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caistor Grammar School's absence rate?
- Caistor Grammar School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caistor Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caistor Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.