Caistor Grammar School
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Attainment 8 of 69.8 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 69.8
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 97%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.68
- Confidence interval:
- [0.40, 0.96]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Verified key dates
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
Caistor Grammar School is a co-educational selective school that follows the Lincolnshire County coordinated admission scheme. Applicants take two verbal reasoning papers in Year 6 and only children who attain a total score of 220 or more are eligible for entry.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
Applications for September 2027 entry open at the beginning of March 2026 via a website link. Registration to take the 11+ entrance papers closes on 14 August 2026. Test details are emailed by 11 September 2026. The first paper is on 19 September 2026, the second paper is on 26 September 2026, results are emailed on 13 October 2026, the local-authority preference deadline is 31 October 2026, and national offer day is 1 March 2027.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 94 | 69.8 | — | 96.8% | 94.7% | 6.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 100 | 71.1 | +0.68 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 101 | 69.2 | +0.55 | 97.0% | 95.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 101 | 74.4 | +0.60 | 99.0% | 98.0% | 7.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136350 |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Shona Buck |
| Trust | CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | LN7 6QJ |
| Latest pupils | 94 |
| FSM eligible | 6.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Church Street, Caistor, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6QJ
http://www.caistorgrammar.com/View local authority page1472851250| DfE number | 5406 |
| UKPRN | 10032219 |
| Opened | 1 Dec 2010 |
| GIAS updated | 2 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Jul 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 24 May 2022 |
| Publication date | 12 Jul 2022 |