Carre's Grammar School

Carre's Grammar School
Address
Northgate Sleaford , Lincolnshire , NG34 7DD England
Information
Type	Grammar school; Academy
Motto	Por dysserver (To deserve)
Established	1604
Founder	Robert Carre
Department for Education URN	137213 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	R A Hutton
Head teacher	Mr N Law
Staff	49 teaching, 50 support
Gender	Male: from the beginning. Female: from September 2010, and Sixth-form only.
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	714
Houses	Bristol, Carre, Lafford, Welby
Colour(s)	Black, Yellow, Red
Website	http://www.carres.lincs.sch.uk/

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 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.

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 Sleaford, 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 transept being used as a school-room c.1810 - c.1834. In that year the nephew of the founder moved the school to 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. A new school was opened on 27 July 1904 by the Marquess of Bristol.

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 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, with specialist rooms for technology and other teaching areas, was opened in 1998.

When Grant-Maintained status was abolished in 1999, the school became a Foundation School.

Following a successful bid to the DfES, submitted in October 2002, the school was granted specialist Sports College status on 1 September 2003. The first stage of a new specialist teaching and community area for students and partners to use new fitness facilities linked to ICT equipment was completed in October 2002. On 1 April 2009 the school became a specialist Science College. Food technology facilities and a new, larger Fitness Suite were officially opened in February 2011.

The school converted to academy status in August 2011.

Resources and Buildings

An all-weather full-sized semi-floodlit football pitch of FIFA standards opened in 2007; it is equally divisible into three smaller pitches which can be used for a variety of sports. With this, and a multi-function gym, is a new learning resource centre (LRC), equipped with an interactive whiteboard, digital projector, 61 computers, and a library containing fiction, reference, and non-fiction. An area for careers and further education is chiefly used for reference by older students. Other modern school buildings include a sports hall, and technology blocks with modern workshops for metalwork, woodwork, and industrial technology.

The school comprises historic buildings, including "Big School", believed to be one of the original teaching rooms of the 16th century. The older Grade II Listed buildings at 38-40 Carre Street one of which was previously the Headmaster's House during the boarding school days, now hold the sixth form common rooms, and Assistant Headteacher's offices. Outside the Old School House is the Headmaster's Garden, the use of which is solely reserved for 6th form and staff.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Carre's Grammar School

• Sir Robert Pattinson, Chairman of Kesteven County Council from 1934–54 and briefly a Liberal MP from 1922-3
• Captain George Baldwin CBE (died 2005), Station commander RNAS Lossiemouth 1961-2 and RNAS Yeovilton 1966-8
• Prof Kenneth Wade (1944–51) Professor of Chemistry (1983–98), Durham University
• Iain West (1955–61), pathologist
• Mark Wallington (footballer) (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 Marshal Barry North OBE (1971-8), AOC of No. 22 Group RAF, and Station Commander from 2004-6 of RAF Aldergrove (which closed in 2009)
• Lieutenant Philip Green (1983–90), RN Sea King pilot with 849 Naval Air Squadron, and killed in March 2003 in Iraq
• Paul Holland (1984–1991) Professional 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

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• Thomas "The Beard" Shields [1998-2002] Prolific Pogonophile and all round lovely person. Founder member of acclaimed black metal outfit "Herske"
• Martyn Bewick (1998-2002) Local entrepreneur and owner of Playing Aloud Studios. Guitarist of acclaimed funk-rock outfit "Phoenician"
• Andrew "G Bear" Baigent (1998-2003 Alcoholic, Wo-killist of acclaimed funk-rock outfit "Phoenician"

External links

• Carre's Grammar School
• EduBase