Charles Read Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Bourne Road
Corby Glen
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 4NT
Phone 01476550333
Reference Number 136479

General Makeup

Number of pupils 276
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 59.42%
Girls: 40.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 41.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 33 22 55
8 30 25 55
9 36 24 60
10 31 24 55
11 34 17 51

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.8%
White, Other 4%
White & Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-03-29
Date Description Report
2022-02-02 School inspection School inspection
2017-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-06-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-02-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-03-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Charles Read High School
2009-11-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-02-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-05-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-05-19 Full inspection Full inspection
2009-11-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-02-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-05-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-05-19 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 29.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 47 6
Third Preference 35 2
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Corby Glen Community Primary School
Station Road, Corby Glen, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NW
0.3 miles
Ingoldsby Academy
Lenton Road, Ingoldsby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4HA
3.56 miles
Bythams Primary School
Creeton Road, Little Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4PX
3.56 miles
The Edenham Church of England School
School Lane, Edenham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0LP
4.1 miles
Colsterworth Church of England Primary School
Back Lane, Colsterworth, Grantham, NG33 5NJ
4.34 miles
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