Lincolnshire
Carre's 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 60.0 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 60.0
- Attainment 8
- 82%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.01
- Progress 8
- [-0.29, 0.26]
- 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 | 95 | 84 (88%) | 230 |
| September 2025 | 120 | 126 | 114 (90%) | 219 |
| September 2024 | 110 | 103 | 95 (92%) | 210 |
| September 2023 | 103 | 105 | 96 (91%) | 209 |
| September 2022 | 128 | 138 | 120 (87%) | 229 |
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 | 129 | Not published | Not published | 32% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 109 | Not published | Not published | 34% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 116 | 3% England 1% | 37% England 18% | 41% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 105 | 1% England 1% | 28% England 15% | 32% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 138 | 2% England 1% | 33% England 16% | 38% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 131 | 2% England 1% | 32% England 14% | 37% 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
Verbal Reasoning test - Saturday 12 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test - Saturday 19 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
The Year 7 Admissions Test involves a Verbal Reasoning test and a Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test, held on adjacent Saturday mornings at the School.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
11+ for September 2027 Entry
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The selective nature of our school means that we accept students who are in the top 25% of the ability range.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
The minimum requirements for students who wish to study A Levels are 5 GCSE’s full course at grade 5+ and at least grade 4 in Mathematics and grade 4 in English…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions pageTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Carre's Grammar School
- How good are Carre's Grammar School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 60.0, against 47.6 across England. 23.6% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Carre's Grammar School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 35.8 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 Carre's Grammar School?
- For September 2026, 95 families put it first for 113 Year 7 places: 0.8 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 Carre's Grammar School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 2.0% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 32.6% 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) | 89 | 60.0 | — | 82.0% | 23.6% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 106 | 58.0 | — | 78.3% | — | 68.9% | 5.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 109 | 57.2 | -0.01 | 67.0% | — | 70.6% | 5.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 122 | 58.6 | +0.12 | 77.9% | — | 77.9% | 5.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 100 | 59.9 | -0.15 | — | — | 74.0% | 5.6 |
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 | 137213 |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Executive Headteacher Nick Law |
| Trust | COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | NG34 7DD |
| Pupils | 799 |
| FSM eligible | 9.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Northgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7DD
http://www.carres.uk1529302181| DfE number | 5403 |
| UKPRN | 10034531 |
| Opened | 1 Aug 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 5 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 22 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2024 |