Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Caistor Grammar School

11–18Ages
690Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
136350URN

Church Street, Caistor, Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

184 applications for 113 places · 41st of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

68.9of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

2nd of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

184 applications · 113 places offered · 142 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	113	184	1.6	142	1.26
Sep 2025	96	189	2.0	134	1.40
Sep 2024	96	187	2.0	129	1.34
Sep 2023	97	161	1.7	123	1.27
Sep 2022	99	170	1.7	116	1.17
Sep 2021	99	199	2.0	133	1.34
Sep 2020	99	184	1.9	125	1.26
Sep 2019	100	185	1.9	137	1.37
Sep 2018	100	191	1.9	122	1.22
Sep 2017	100	184	1.8	126	1.26
Sep 2016	98	187	1.9	124	1.27
Sep 2015	94	165	1.8	110	1.17
Sep 2014	93	163	1.8	113	1.22

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

102 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)68.92nd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths90%2nd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths97%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.68

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	102	68.9	90%	97%	–
2024/25	94	69.8	89%	98%	–
2023/24	100	71.1	94%	100%	+0.68
2022/23	101	69.2	91%	98%	+0.55

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Caistor Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 68.9Attainment 8 Selective
Caistor Yarborough Academy
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

2025

1.8applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
De Aston School
12.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Sir John Nelthorpe School
12.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
The Vale Academy
13.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Healing Academy
13.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Immingham
14.9 km · North East Lincolnshire

2026

1.2applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
John Whitgift Academy
14.9 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Ormiston Maritime Academy
16.0 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 30.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136350 · 925/5406
Trust: Caistor Grammar School
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 649 pupils · 690 on roll
Free school meals: 7.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2010
Replaced: Caistor Grammar School (URN 120702)
Address: Church Street, Caistor, Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources