- Grammar school for boys
- Lincolnshire 11+
Carre's Grammar School: 11+ entry
Northgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7DD
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
220or more
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry
Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checkedYear 7 places
120
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Carre's Grammar School, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Carre's Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 220 or more in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+ means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Carre's Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 95First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255403,z,3,Carre's Grammar School,113,113,84,26,3,230,95,105,30,1.130952380952381,0.8407079646017699,38,15,Academy converter,No religious character,9.2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001476,Sleaford and North Hykeham,137213,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 230All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255403,z,3,Carre's Grammar School,113,113,84,26,3,230,95,105,30,1.130952380952381,0.8407079646017699,38,15,Academy converter,No religious character,9.2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001476,Sleaford and North Hykeham,137213,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 113Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255403,z,3,Carre's Grammar School,113,113,84,26,3,230,95,105,30,1.130952380952381,0.8407079646017699,38,15,Academy converter,No religious character,9.2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001476,Sleaford and North Hykeham,137213,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9255403,z,3,Carre's Grammar School,113,113,84,26,3,230,95,105,30,1.130952380952381,0.8407079646017699,38,15,Academy converter,No religious character,9.2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001476,Sleaford and North Hykeham,137213,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Carre's Grammar has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.
At a glance
Carre's Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
Carre’s Grammar School has 800 students on roll, being boys only in Years 7 to 11 and co-educational in the Sixth Form.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
Carre’s Grammar School is a selective academy
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 120Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
The school’s Published Admission Number is 120 students.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
12pm
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Late registration and late tests: late tests are possible, for example for families who have just moved into the areaCarre's Grammar School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Yes. This happens, for example, when families have just moved into the area. It is necessary to ensure that the Local Authority Admissions team is fully aware of your circumstances.
View the official source.
How places are given
4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Carre's Grammar School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear to
- 2
Children registered for pupil premium (free school meals in the last six years)
The policy's own words
The child is registered for Pupil Premium, that is those registered for Free School Meals at any point
- 3
Siblings at a Community Inclusive Trust secondary school
The policy's own words
Students who, at the time of admission, have siblings at one of the Secondary Schools within the Community Inclusive Trust
- 4
Nearest to the school
The policy's own words
Students living closest to the school.
Source: Carre's Grammar School, checked
- Who qualifies
- at least the school's agreed minimum standard in the 11+ testsSource: Carre's Grammar School, checked
- Catchment
- no catchment; distance decides after the priority criteriaSource: Carre's Grammar School, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- lottery drawn by an independent personSource: Carre's Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- siblings at any Community Inclusive Trust secondary school (criterion 3)Source: Carre's Grammar School, checked
- Waiting list
- reserve list (qualifiers only) held by the local authority until end of August, then by the school until 31 DecemberSource: Carre's Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: no catchment; distance decides after the priority criteriaCarre's Grammar School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
Students living closest to the school.
View the official source - How distance is measured: Straight line, from Post Office Address Point of the home to Post Office Address Point of the schoolCarre's Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
as a straight-line distance from the Post Office Address Point of the home to the Post Office Address Point of the school.
View the official source - Siblings: siblings at any Community Inclusive Trust secondary school (criterion 3)Carre's Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
Students who, at the time of admission, have siblings at one of the Secondary Schools within the Community Inclusive Trust
View the official source - Waiting list: reserve list (qualifiers only) held by the local authority until end of August, then by the school until 31 DecemberCarre's Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
After this, the school keeps this list until 31 December of the admitting year, after which time it is abolished.
View the official source
The test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Not yet published
Carre's Grammar uses the two Lincolnshire consortium tests; a total of 220Lincolnshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers.
View the official source or more qualifies a child.
Format: Lincolnshire guide.
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Open Morning (passed)
9.15am-12noon
Source: Carre's Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- independent appeal panel; details from Lincolnshire County CouncilSource: Carre's Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: independent appeal panel; details from Lincolnshire County CouncilCarre's Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says: In all cases where a place is refused at a school the applicant will be informed of their right of appeal to an independent panel.
View the official source.
What is different about Carre's Grammar
- Sibling priority counts siblings at any Community Inclusive Trust secondary school (including Kesteven and Sleaford High)Carre's Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
Students who, at the time of admission, have siblings at one of the Secondary Schools within the Community Inclusive Trust
View the official source - Part of the Sleaford Joint Sixth FormCarre's Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
Entry into Carre’s Grammar School as a member of the Sleaford Joint Sixth Form
View the official source - Aims to admit the top 25% of the ability rangeCarre's Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
The selective nature of our school means that we accept students who are in the top 25% of the ability range.
View the official source - Pupil premium children are second priority with no capCarre's Grammar School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Carre's Grammar School.The source says:
The child is registered for Pupil Premium, that is those registered for Free School Meals at any point
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
No 2028 arrangements found yet.
Official documents and sources
8 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Carre's Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Carre's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Carre's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Carre's Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
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