Carre's Grammar School
Northgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Nick Law
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 830
- Pupils on roll
- 810
- URN
- 137213
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01529302181
About this school
Carre's Grammar School is a secondary academy in Sleaford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 810 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carre's Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 122 | 109 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.6 | 57.2 | 58.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.14 to +0.38 | -0.01 -0.29 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 67% | 78.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 93% | 90.8% | 92.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 70.6% | 68.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
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 Carre's 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 | 58.6 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 806 |
| 2023/24 | 789 |
| 2024/25 | 799 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carre's Grammar School compares
Carre's Grammar School ranked 13th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58 | 5% | 9.4% | 810 | — |
| St George's Academy | 39.3 | 9.2% | 32.1% | 2,281 | 0.2 miles |
| Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy | 61.8 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 747 | 0.4 miles |
| Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn | 39.8 | 8.8% | 23.4% | 1,015 | 7.9 miles |
| Cowley Academy | 36.5 | 8.9% | 35.9% | 621 | 11.1 miles |
| The Priory Ruskin Academy | 41.4 | 8.6% | 31% | 1,347 | 11.1 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)
- 9.38%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 11.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Sleaford
-
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Sleaford
-
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn7.9 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
-
Cowley Academy11.1 miles
Secondary · Spalding
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The Priory Ruskin Academy11.1 miles
Secondary · Grantham
Other schools in Sleaford
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Secondary
- St George's Academy Secondary
- Billingborough Primary School Primary
- Brown's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Primary
- Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School Primary
- Helpringham Primary Academy Primary
- Osbournby Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Rauceby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carre's Grammar School teach?
- Carre's Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sleaford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Carre's Grammar School?
- The executive headteacher of Carre's Grammar School is Nick Law, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carre's Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carre's 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 many pupils are at Carre's Grammar School?
- Carre's Grammar School has 810 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Carre's Grammar School full?
- Carre's Grammar School has capacity for 830 pupils and 810 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Carre's Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Carre's Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Carre's Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Carre's Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Carre's Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Carre's Grammar School is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carre's Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.6 in 2022/23 and 58 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carre's Grammar School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Carre's Grammar School ranked 13th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carre's Grammar School's absence rate?
- Carre's Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carre's Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carre's 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.