UK Schools
Charles Read Academy
Charles Read Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Grantham, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 277 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 8 September 2025 to 16 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Charles Read Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Charles Read Academy.
- 3 Inset Day
- 4 Inset Day
- 5 Year 7 Only
- 8–30 Autumn Term (Term 1)
- 1–24 Autumn Term (Term 1)
- 3–30 Autumn Term (Term 2)
- 1–19 Autumn Term (Term 2)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5–31 Spring Term (Term 3)
- 1–13 Spring Term (Term 3)
- 23–28 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 1–31 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 1–2 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 6–17 Easter Holiday
- 20–30 Summer Term (Term 5)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Term 5)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (Term 6)
- 1–16 Summer Term (Term 6)
- 17–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Sep 4, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 Only Sep 5, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term (Term 1) Sep 8, 2025 - Oct 24, 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 Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday 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 16, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 17, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Charles Read Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
Attendance 28.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 98% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lincolnshire County Council 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 Charles Read 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 only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Charles Read 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.