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Caistor Grammar School

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National rank

177=

104

Rank last year

64.1^%

A-level

56.9^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Shona Buck

Attendance 96.8%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 5.3% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 691

Pupils on free school meals 6.8%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

11.2

27.1

25.8

A*/A

38.3

A*-B

64.1

Grade

9/8

38.5

18.4

9/8/7

56.9

What the school inspection says

“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.”

Inspection

2022

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

At lunchtime and after school, students throw themselves into a full extracurricular programme, spanning from sport, drama and music, to gardening, sewing and computing.
Pupils can work towards a bronze, silver or gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
A student-led council focuses on charity, community and sustainability.
There are leadership opportunities for wellbeing and subject mentors, literacy and sport leaders, diversity ambassadors, and school-newspaper journalists.
The Extended Project Qualification and Level 2 further maths are available.
Caistor Grammar School was awarded State Secondary School of the Year in the East Midlands 2025 and East Midlands State Secondary School of the Decade 2021

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enquiries@caistorgrammar.com

Telephone

01472 851 250

Website

caistorgrammar.com

Address

Church Street, Caistor, LN7 6QJ

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