Carre's Grammar School
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Sleaford , Lincolnshire England
Information
Type	Foundation, selective
Established	1604
Founder	Robert Carre
Specialist	Sports College
Chair	J W M Lupton
Head teacher	Mike Reading Nick Law (Headmaster Designate)
Staff	50 teaching, 50 support
Gender	Male
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	760 student approx.
Houses	Bristol, Carre, Lafford, Welby
Colours	Black, Red, Gold
Website	http://www.carres.lincs.sch.uk/

Carre's Grammar School is selective school and specialist Sports 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.

Carre's Grammar School was founded by Robert Carre in 1604 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, Aswardby 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 revealed. 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 seventeenth century.

The school was re-established on its present site in Northgate and opened on 1st August 1835.

A new school was opened on 27 July 1904 by the Marquis 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 early 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.

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 from September 1st 2003. The first stage of a new specialist teaching and community area for our 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.

With the recent creation of the learning resource centre and the all weather football pitch there are two new buildings. On the lower ground floor of the most recent addition to Carre's is a fully equipt 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, equipt with state of the art technology to aid learning development.

The most recent addition to the school is the all weather pitch, of fifa standards. It comprises 3 full size pithces, equally divisable into 6 smaller pitches, which can be used for a variety of sports. This is a fully floodlit facility and is a great addition to the school.

The school also comprises some historic buildings, including the "Old School Hall", beleived to be one of the original teaching rooms in the seventeenth century. There is also "The Old School House", now host to the 6th and 7th form common rooms and assistant head teachers offices, this was previously the Headmasters House during the boarding school days of the school. Outside of the Old School House is the Headmasters Gardens, who's usage is solely reserved for 6th and 7th form and staff.

More modern buildings around the school include the modern Sports Hall and Technology Blocks, with T1,T2 and T3, fully equipt modern Technology Workshops for Metal work, wood work, and idustrial technology. The Old Hall Building comprises the first XI and XV changing rooms, as well as an older sports hall rarely used in modern times.

As of 20 January 2007, there was 760 students.

Prominent Alumni of the School:

Mr Mark Brealey QC - Brick Court Chambers - leading silk in EU and Competition Law

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