Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Carre's Grammar School

11–18Ages
810Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
137213URN

Northgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

230 applications for 113 places · 20th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

60.0of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

9th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted'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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

230 applications · 113 places offered · 95 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 2.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	230	2.0	95	0.84
Sep 2025	120	219	1.8	126	1.05
Sep 2024	110	210	1.9	103	0.94
Sep 2023	103	209	2.0	105	1.02
Sep 2022	128	229	1.8	138	1.08
Sep 2021	92	183	2.0	100	1.09
Sep 2020	102	212	2.1	104	1.02
Sep 2019	98	198	2.0	95	0.97
Sep 2018	120	233	1.9	129	1.08
Sep 2017	77	215	2.8	86	1.12
Sep 2016	107	222	2.1	118	1.10
Sep 2015	116	246	2.1	131	1.13
Sep 2014	115	227	2.0	119	1.03

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

89 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)60.09th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths82%8th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths93%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	89	60.0	82%	93%	–
2024/25	106	58.0	78%	93%	–
2023/24	109	57.2	67%	91%	−0.01
2022/23	122	58.6	78%	93%	+0.12

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

Carre's Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8 Selective
St George's Academy
0.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
12.7 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Cowley Academy
17.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
The Priory Ruskin Academy
17.9 km · Lincolnshire

2026

3.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
18.0 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
The King's School, Grantham
18.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Barnes Wallis Academy
19.2 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 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: 137213 · 925/5403
Trust: Community Inclusive Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 830 pupils · 810 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Carre's Grammar School (URN 120699)
Address: Northgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DD
Local authority: Lincolnshire · North Kesteven

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