Lincolnshire
Caistor Grammar School
GCSE results 2026: every Lincolnshire school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 68.9 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 68.9
- Attainment 8
- 90%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.68
- Progress 8
- [0.40, 0.96]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 113 | 142 | 113 (80%) | 184 |
| September 2025 | 96 | 134 | 96 (72%) | 189 |
| September 2024 | 96 | 129 | 96 (74%) | 187 |
| September 2023 | 97 | 123 | 97 (79%) | 161 |
| September 2022 | 99 | 116 | 98 (84%) | 170 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lincolnshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 89 | Not published | Not published | 48% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 78 | Not published | Not published | 59% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 81 | 7% England 1% | 47% England 18% | 48% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 89 | 8% England 1% | 47% England 15% | 55% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 90 | 1% England 1% | 48% England 16% | 53% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 86 | 3% England 1% | 45% England 14% | 59% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
14th August 2026 | Deadline for registration to take the 11+ entrance papers. Please note that we would be very grateful for parents who register by early July,…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
13th Oct 2026 | Parents are informed of the outcome of the tests via email.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
11th Sept 2026 | By this date, parents will receive an email with details of how the School will run the two test dates including timings, and how we will commu…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
19th Sept 2026 | First 11+ Entrance Paper- Standard Verbal Reasoning.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
26th Sept 2026 | Second 11+ Paper- Multiple Choice Verbal Reasoning.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Applicants will take Verbal Reasoning tests in the Autumn Term of Year 6.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Open events
Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 19th November, 2026, 6pm – 8pm, no registration required
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Y7 Open Evening (for entry September 2028) – Wednesday 5 th May, 2027, 6pm-8pm, no registration required
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
Information about the 11+ testing and sample questions are available here
Source · checked 27 October 2026
To apply for in-catchment status for September 2027, you must live within 6.5 miles ‘as the crow flies’ from the School on 1st September 2026. While the school…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
What is your catchment area?
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Applicants will take Verbal Reasoning tests in the Autumn Term of Year 6. Caistor Grammar School will administer these tests. Only children who attain a total s…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 19th November, 2026, 6pm – 8pm, no registration required
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Caistor Grammar School
- How good are Caistor Grammar School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 68.9, against 47.6 across England. 41.2% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Caistor Grammar School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 39.3 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Caistor Grammar School?
- For September 2026, 142 families put it first for 113 Year 7 places: 1.3 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Caistor Grammar School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 4.7% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 46.8% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 102 | 68.9 | — | 90.2% | 41.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 94 | 69.8 | — | 89.4% | — | 94.7% | 6.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 100 | 71.1 | +0.68 | 94.0% | — | 98.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 101 | 69.2 | +0.55 | 91.1% | — | 95.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 101 | 74.4 | +0.60 | — | — | 98.0% | 7.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
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 |
| Pupils | 669 |
| FSM eligible | 6.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Church Street, Caistor, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6QJ
http://www.caistorgrammar.com/1472851250| 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 | 2025/2026 |
| 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 |