Charles Read Academy

State-Funded School

charles-read-academy-lincolnshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Rutland and StamfordConstituency

NG33 4NTPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Charles Read Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 277 pupils. Charles Read Academy is part of The David Ross Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.23

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

277

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 277
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The David Ross Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 February 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Feb 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.