Caistor Grammar School
About the school
Caistor Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in East Midlands.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 May 2022
- Published
- 12 July 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 69.8
- Lincolnshire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lincolnshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 89.40%
- Lincolnshire
- 41.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 97.90%
- Lincolnshire
- 62.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 94.70%
- Lincolnshire
- 37.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.88
- Lincolnshire
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 39.28
AAB or better
- School
- 32.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
669
Girls
50.67%
Boys
49.33%
SEN support
1.49%
Education, health and care plan
1.05%
English as an additional language
7.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.75%
Overall absence
3.75
Persistent absence
7.87
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
100%
Education
97%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
95
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
68%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
18%
Admissions
As a selective school, Caistor Grammar School requires prospective pupils to pass the 11-plus. The current exam is set by the school. The first exam is a verbal reasoning paper and the second is multiple choice. The exams are held at the school approximately two weeks apart, and the results are issued up to a month after the last exam. In the event that more candidates pass the exam than there are places available, places are offered first to pupils from within the school's catchment area, which is defined as 6.5 miles in a straight line from the Head Master's Office to the applicant's residence". Candidates from outside the catchment area are awarded places depending on their score in the examinations. Candidates that pass but cannot be offered a place are organised onto a waiting list. The exams can be retaken at Year 9, but there is no guarantee that the child will get a place, and the only guarantee is that the child is moved to a higher position on the waiting list. Entry to the Sixth Form is dependent on an applicant's GCSE results.