Caistor Yarborough Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 680 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in December 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Caistor Yarborough Academy.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementExpected standard
Curriculum & teachingExpected standard
Attendance & behaviourExpected standard
Personal development & wellbeingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 2 Dec 2025 · Published 1 Mar 2026
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Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Caistor Yarborough Academy.

Caistor Yarborough Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Suggested Training Day
  • 2–30 Autumn Term (Term 1)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Autumn Term (Term 1)
  • 20 Suggested Training Day
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term (Term 2)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term (Term 2)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
  • 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
  • 2 Suggested Training Day
  • 5–31 Spring Term (Term 3)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term (Term 3)
  • 23–28 Spring Term (Term 4)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Spring Term (Term 4)
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–2 Spring Term (Term 4)
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 6–17 Easter Holiday
  • 20–30 Summer Term (Term 5)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term (Term 5)
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term (Term 6)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term (Term 6)
  • 23 Summer Holiday
  • 23 Suggested Training Day
  • 24 Suggested Training Day
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term (Term 1) Sep 2, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term (Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Term 3) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Term (Term 4) Feb 23, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026 Term
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Term 5) Apr 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Term 6) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 23, 2026 - Early Sep, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Suggested Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Suggested Training Day Oct 20, 2025 Inset Day
  • Suggested Training Day Jan 2, 2026 Inset Day
  • Suggested Training Day Jul 23, 2026 Inset Day
  • Suggested Training Day Jul 24, 2026 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
43.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1
44.4% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
19.8% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Caistor Yarborough Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 43.8
Lincolnshire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 -2.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 44.4%
Lincolnshire County Council 41.9% England 45.4% -1 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 40.8
Lincolnshire County Council 33.8 England 34.9 +5.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 4.1
Lincolnshire County Council 15.4 England 15.5 -11.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 25.6%
Lincolnshire County Council 26.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 90
Attendance 19.8% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 19.8%
Lincolnshire County Council 17.7% England 17.8% +2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.5%
Lincolnshire County Council 6.6% England 6.8% -0.3 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
Lincolnshire County Council 92% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 75%
Lincolnshire County Council 84% England 83% -8 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Caistor Yarborough Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Caistor Yarborough Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.