Caistor Grammar School

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National rank

104

156

Rank last year

73.3%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

58.7%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

State Secondary School of the Year in the East Midlands 2025

Need to know

Head teacher

Shona Buck

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

683

Head teacher

Shona Buck

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

683

Head teacher

Shona Buck

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

683

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

5.6%

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

5.6%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 111=

Grade

%

A*

27.5

A

26

B

19.8

A*/A

53.5

A*-B

73.3

GCSE 2024 rank: 114=

Grade

%

A*/9/8

37.5

A/7

21.2

A*/A/9/8/7

58.7

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils are proud to attend Caistor Grammar School. They thoroughly enjoy their lessons and become independent learners. Students in the sixth form speak highly of the bespoke support that they receive. Teachers have high expectations of all pupils. They want everyone to experience academic success. Leaders want pupils to become well-rounded individuals. They prioritise pupils’ wider development. One pupil summed this up by saying, ‘It’s not just about the academic, they look after our emotional health and wellbeing.’ Leaders have established an inclusive ethos. Pupils feel safe and happy … The curriculum is ambitious for all pupils … In a few subjects … leaders have not identified precisely what pupils should know.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.

About the school

  • At lunchtime and after school students throw themselves into a full extracurricular programme spanning sport, drama and music to gardening, sewing and computing. 
  • Pupils can work towards a bronze, silver or gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. 
  • The student-led school council focuses on charity, community and sustainability. 
  • There are leadership opportunities for wellbeing or subject mentors, literacy or sport leaders, diversity ambassadors and school newspaper journalists.
  • The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and Level 2 further maths are available.
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