Carre's Grammar School
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Carre's Grammar School is a selective school and specialist Sports and Science College located in the market town
of Sleaford
, in Lincolnshire
, England
. It was founded in 1604 by Sir Robert Carre. The school has been at its present site since 1835.
In 1983, Carre's entered into a consortium with the other two Sleaford secondary schools to form a unique whole-town co-educational Sleaford Joint Sixth Form Consortium. Following the withdrawal of Kesteven and Sleaford High School
from the Consortium in 2010, the joint sixth form
continues with just Carre's and St George's Academy
.
On 1 August 2011 Carre's Grammar School became an Academy meaning that the school would no longer be supported by Lincolnshire County Council.
, Old Sleaford
, Aswarby
and Holdingham, Quarrington
, North Rauceby
, South Rauceby
, Anwick
, Kirkby la Thorpe
and Evedon
.
The site of the school between its foundation and 1653 is not fully documented, although St Denys Church records show its north transcept being used as a school-room c.1810 - c.1834. In that year the nephew of the founder moved the school to be part of the Hospital buildings on the south side of the Church. The Carre family line died out in the late 17th century.
The school was re-established on its present site in Northgate and opened on 1 August 1835.
. School fees were abolished as a result of the Education Act 1944
, and from 1948 all entry was by the County Selection Examination. Later buildings were added in 1945 and the 1960s.
Grant-maintained
status was achieved in September 1990, and the new laboratories and a purpose built Technology Centre were opened in September 1992.
In partnership with North Kesteven
District Council, a Sports Hall, used by the School and the people of Sleaford, was opened in November 1996, and a further block comprising specialist rooms for Technology and other teaching areas was opened in 1998.
Food technology facilities and a new, larger Fitness Suite were officially opened in February 2011.
When Grant-Maintained status was abolished in 1999, the school became a Foundation School
.
As of 1 April 2009, the school has officially been made a specialist Science College.
The most recent addition to the school is the all weather pitch, of FIFA standards. It consists of a full size pitch, equally divisible into 3 smaller pitches, which can be used for a variety of sports. This is a semi floodlit facility and is a great addition to the school.
The school also comprises some historic buildings, including "Big School", believed to be one of the original teaching rooms in the 16th century. The older Grade II Listed buildings at 38-40 Carre Street are now host to the sixth form common rooms and Assistant Headteacher's offices, which was previously the Headmaster's House during the boarding school days of the school. Outside of the Old School House is the Headmaster's Garden, whose usage is solely reserved for 6th form and staff.
More modern buildings around the school include the modern Sports Hall and Technology Blocks, with T1, T2 and T4, fully equipped modern technology workshops for metalwork, woodwork, and industrial technology.
The school called the new maths room, a converted storage room, 'Room ∏', as the maths rooms are numbered 1-3 and the designation 'room 4' was already taken.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
of Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
, in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was founded in 1604 by Sir Robert Carre. The school has been at its present site since 1835.
In 1983, Carre's entered into a consortium with the other two Sleaford secondary schools to form a unique whole-town co-educational Sleaford Joint Sixth Form Consortium. Following the withdrawal of Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Kesteven and Sleaford High School is a grammar school for girls aged between eleven and eighteen, located on Jermyn Street in the small market town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, close to Sleaford train station.-Awards:...
from the Consortium in 2010, the joint sixth form
Sleaford Joint Sixth Form
Sleaford Joint Sixth Form is a partnership in Sleaford, England between Carre's Grammar School and St George's Academy to provide greater learning opportunities for all students.-History:...
continues with just Carre's and St George's Academy
St George's Academy
St. George's Academy is an English secondary school in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and has now moved sites to the land it is currently on. In 1994 the School gained specialist schools status as a Technology College. The school's facilities include a childcare...
.
On 1 August 2011 Carre's Grammar School became an Academy meaning that the school would no longer be supported by Lincolnshire County Council.
History
Carre's Grammar School was founded in 1603 by way of an indenture between Robert Carre and local gentlemen. The purpose of the founder was 'the better education of the Youth and Children born or inhabiting with their parents, within New SleafordSleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
, Old Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
, Aswarby
Aswarby
Aswarby is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.Aswarby lies east off the A15 between Sleaford and the point where it crosses the A52, near Threekingham...
and Holdingham, Quarrington
Quarrington, Lincolnshire
Quarrington is a suburb of the market town of Sleaford, in England. Its origins can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon times when it was a hamlet of c.1,500 acres.-History:...
, North Rauceby
North Rauceby
North Rauceby is a small village of around 150 residents situated 4 miles north-west of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.The village is home to Rauceby Primary School which serves this village and the village of South Rauceby although many children travel from the surrounding area to attend this school as...
, South Rauceby
South Rauceby
South Rauceby is a small village and civil parish about 3 miles North West of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of around 250 people. It has a pub/restaurant called The Bustard Inn and is served by the Rauceby railway station. It also has a daily bus service run by Centrebus...
, Anwick
Anwick
Anwick is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, north east of Sleaford on the A153 between Sleaford and Billinghay.-History:Two glacial erratic boulders, the Drake Stones, lie next to the churchyard....
, Kirkby la Thorpe
Kirkby la Thorpe
Kirkby la Thorpe is a village in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.There are about 45 people who live in the village. It has a Church of England primary school. The church is dedicated to . The village pub is the Queens Head Inn on Boston Road...
and Evedon
Evedon
Evedon is a village and former civil parish east of the town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. The parish was amalgamated in 1931 with that of Ewerby, to form Ewerby and Evedon civil parish....
.
The site of the school between its foundation and 1653 is not fully documented, although St Denys Church records show its north transcept being used as a school-room c.1810 - c.1834. In that year the nephew of the founder moved the school to be part of the Hospital buildings on the south side of the Church. The Carre family line died out in the late 17th century.
The school was re-established on its present site in Northgate and opened on 1 August 1835.
New buildings
A new school was opened on 27 July 1904 by the Marquess of BristolFrederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol was a British peer and Member of Parliament ....
. School fees were abolished as a result of the Education Act 1944
Education Act 1944
The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. This Act, commonly named after the Conservative politician R.A...
, and from 1948 all entry was by the County Selection Examination. Later buildings were added in 1945 and the 1960s.
Grant-maintained
Grant-maintained school
Grant-maintained schools were state schools in England and Wales between 1988 and 1998 that had opted out of local government control, being funded directly by a grant from central government...
status was achieved in September 1990, and the new laboratories and a purpose built Technology Centre were opened in September 1992.
In partnership with North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
District Council, a Sports Hall, used by the School and the people of Sleaford, was opened in November 1996, and a further block comprising specialist rooms for Technology and other teaching areas was opened in 1998.
Food technology facilities and a new, larger Fitness Suite were officially opened in February 2011.
When Grant-Maintained status was abolished in 1999, the school became a Foundation School
Foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
.
Specialist status
Following a successful bid to the DfES submitted in October 2002, the school was granted specialist Sports College status from 1 September 2003. The first stage of a new specialist teaching and community area for students and partners to use state of the art fitness facilities linked to ICT equipment was completed in October 2002. Further facilities are planned for the future. Then in 2007 the school opened a brand new all weather pitch.As of 1 April 2009, the school has officially been made a specialist Science College.
Resources and Buildings
With the relatively recent creation of the learning resource centre (LRC) and the all weather football pitch there are two new buildings. On the lower floor of the most recent addition to Carre's is a fully equipped multi-function gym which provides excellent facilities for the students of the school to enhance their physical condition. On the upper floor of the new building is an extensive resource centre, equipped with an interactive whiteboard, a digital projector, 61 computers, as well as a reasonably comprehensive library, containing erotic fiction, reference, and non-fiction on various subjects. There is also an area for careers and further education, mainly used for reference by older students.The most recent addition to the school is the all weather pitch, of FIFA standards. It consists of a full size pitch, equally divisible into 3 smaller pitches, which can be used for a variety of sports. This is a semi floodlit facility and is a great addition to the school.
The school also comprises some historic buildings, including "Big School", believed to be one of the original teaching rooms in the 16th century. The older Grade II Listed buildings at 38-40 Carre Street are now host to the sixth form common rooms and Assistant Headteacher's offices, which was previously the Headmaster's House during the boarding school days of the school. Outside of the Old School House is the Headmaster's Garden, whose usage is solely reserved for 6th form and staff.
More modern buildings around the school include the modern Sports Hall and Technology Blocks, with T1, T2 and T4, fully equipped modern technology workshops for metalwork, woodwork, and industrial technology.
The school called the new maths room, a converted storage room, 'Room ∏', as the maths rooms are numbered 1-3 and the designation 'room 4' was already taken.
School Hierarchy
As listed on the school's website:| Governors | Teaching Staff | Support Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Mr R A Hutton, Chairman of Governors (Foundation Governor) |
Mr N Law BA (Hons) | Mr A Allen |
| The Revd Canon J A Patrick, Vicar of New Sleaford (ex officio) (Foundation Governor) |
Dr M Moyes | Mrs E Allen |
| Mrs C Bower (Parent Governor) | Mr A Wilkinson | Mrs C Almond |
| Mr S J Walker (Parent Governor) | Mr J Holland | Mrs V Andrew |
| Mr M R Barringer (Parent Governor) | Mr K Moss | Mrs K Archer |
| Dr S J B Gilmore (Parent Governor) | Mr G Ahmed | Mrs S Bettey |
| Mr R Ketch (Parent Governor) | Mrs E Albuixech | Mrs B Birkett |
| Cdr G D Titmus (Parent Governor) | Miss T Angus | Mrs J Body |
| Mr N Law BA (Hons), Headteacher (ex officio) | Ms S Bence | Mr N Bowes |
| Dr J Szewczyk (Staff Governor) | ||
| Mr A Allen (Staff Governor) | Mr A Broadhurst | Mrs J Brackenbury |
| Mr V Postoyalko (Staff Governor) | Mrs R A Brooks | Rachel Brook |
| Cllr D Roberts (LEA Governor) | Ms K Cain | Mrs J Charlton |
| Mrs S Burge (LEA Governor) | Mrs K Carpenter | Mrs P Clapham |
| Mr C J Boyce (co-opted) | Ms E Chaddock | Mrs G Cook |
| Mr M Robertson (co-opted), Vice-Chairman of Governors | Mr M Clare | Mrs B Day |
| Mr A Wilkinson (Associate Governor) | Mr D Cossins | Mrs H Evans |
| Mrs V Andrew (Associate Governor) | Mr P Crossley | Mr M Evans |
| Mrs R Hoye, Clerk to the Governors | Mr S Emerson | Mr L Fisk |
| Mr L Hanlon | Mrs D Gray-Thompson | |
| Mrs D Hickmore | Mrs T Green | |
| Mr J Hickmore | Mrs T Harland | |
| Ms A Hobbs | Mrs A Hendry | |
| Mrs S James | Mrs M Hibbard | |
| Mr K Jones | Mrs H Horstwood | |
| Mrs K Karumazondo | Mrs J Hull | |
| Mrs L Kirkman | Mrs D Knibbs | |
| Mr S Lord | Mr W Lilley | |
| Mr P Mawditt | Mr R Lochhead | |
| Miss T Mills | Ms N Lowde | |
| Mrs R Needham | Mrs T Mallinson | |
| Mr S Newell | Mrs S Manley | |
| Mr J Offer | Mrs J Murphy | |
| Mr B Pickard | Mrs R Nelson | |
| Mr V Postoyalko | Mr C Pelham | |
| Ms L Preston | Mrs A Rate | |
| Mrs R Quinton | Mrs D Smith | |
| Mr J Ratcliff | Miss L Smith | |
| Mrs P Rayfield | Mr J Spalding | |
| Mr B Rooney | Mr J Sparks | |
| Mr I Scholefield | Mr N Stephenson | |
| Mrs K Sharples | Mrs J Thatcher | |
| Mr R Smith | Mrs S Tristram | |
| Dr J Szewczyk | Mrs L Tyson | |
| Mr A Thomas | Mr M Uddin | |
| Mr Matthew Wilson | Mr W Walker | |
| Mr Martin Wilson | Mr S Ward | |
| Mr A Wright | Mrs P Warhurst | |
| Mr G W M Kay | Mrs T Williams | |
| Mrs C Williamson |
Notable former pupils
- Sir Robert PattinsonSir Robert PattinsonSir Robert Pattinson was the Chairman of Kesteven County Council for 20 years and briefly a Liberal MP.-Family and education:...
, Chairman of Kesteven County CouncilKestevenThe Parts of Kesteven are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. This subdivision had long had a separate county administration , along with the other two parts, Lindsey and Holland.-Etymology:...
from 1934–54 and briefly a Liberal MP from 1922-3 - CaptainCaptain (naval)Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
George Baldwin CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(died 2005), Station commander RNAS LossiemouthRAF LossiemouthRAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and is currently Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s. From 2013 the Northern QRA force of Typhoon F2 will relocate to Lossiemouth following the closure of...
1961-2 and RNAS Yeovilton 1966-8 - Prof Kenneth Wade (1944–51) Professor of Chemistry (1983–98), University of Durham
- Iain WestIain WestIain West was a British forensic pathologist.He was involved in examining numerous deaths, many which are described in the book Dr Iain West's Casebook he published in collaboration with journalist Chester Stern.From 1984 to 1998 he was head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Guy's...
(1955–61), pathologist - Mark Wallington (footballer)Mark Wallington (footballer)Mark Wallington is a former English footballer where he enjoyed a long career as a goalkeeper. He currently teaches PE at St. George's Academy, Sleaford...
(1963–1970) Professional Footballer (goalkeeper) and captain of Leicester City. Played in goal for England schoolboys. - Peter Bateman (1967–74) UK Ambassador to Luxembourg 2007-
- Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
Barry NorthBarry NorthAir Vice-Marshal Barry 'Baz' Mark North OBE is a senior serving Royal Air Force officer and is currently Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, assuming this appointment on 1 March 2010.-RAF career:...
OBE (1971-8), AOCAir Officer CommandingAir Officer Commanding is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group...
of No. 22 Group RAFNo. 22 Group RAFNumber 22 Group is one of only three groups currently active in the Royal Air Force, falling under the responsibility of Deputy Commander-in-Chief in Air Command. Its current full title is Number 22 Group and it is responsible for RAF training policy and controlling the Royal Air Force College...
, and Station Commander from 2004-6 of RAF AldergroveRAF AldergroveRAF Aldergrove was a Royal Air Force station situated northwest of Belfast. It adjoined Belfast International Airport, sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of the surrounding area...
(which closed in 2009) - LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Philip Green (1983–90), RN Sea King pilot with 849 Naval Air Squadron, and killed in March 2003 in IraqOperation TelicOperation TELIC was the codename under which all British military operations in Iraq were conducted between the start of the Invasion of Iraq on 19 March 2003 and the withdrawal of the last remaining British forces on 22 May 2011... - Paul HollandPaul HollandPaul Holland is a former English footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Bristol City and was capped four times for the England U21s. He is a former manager of Mansfield Town.-Career:As a player, Holland was a combative...
(1984–1991) Professional footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, ChesterfieldChesterfieldChesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
and Bristol City and was capped four times for the England U21s