Carre's Grammar School
Northgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DD
810 pupils · 98% of 830 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 December 2023, published 22 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 78.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 92.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 68.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 113 | 95 | 230 | 113 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 120 | 126 | 219 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 110 | 103 | 210 | 110 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 103 | 105 | 209 | 103 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 128 | 138 | 229 | 128 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 92 | 100 | 183 | 92 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 102 | 104 | 212 | 102 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 98 | 95 | 198 | 98 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St George's Academy 0.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn 12.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Cowley Academy 17.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Priory Ruskin Academy 17.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School 18 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.