Carre's Grammar School is a selective school and specialist Sports and Science 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 in 1603 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 inhabi...
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Carre's Grammar School is a selective school and specialist Sports and Science 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 in 1603 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 1 August 1835.
A new school was opened on 27...
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