Car Dyke School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 8–18 · Dowsby, Lincolnshire
Car Dyke School is an other school in Dowsby, Lincolnshire for ages 8–18 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 60 Main Road, Dowsby, PE10 0TL
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 8–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 3 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “These needs are well known, and staff provide high levels of personal care for pupils.”
- “However, pupils are overcoming some of their personal challenges.”
- “They are learning that school can be a happy place.”
To improve
- “They have not attended school on a regular basis or not attended school at all.”
- “While the care that pupils receive is positive, there continues to be plenty of important work for the school to do.”
- “Currently, pupils do not fully benefit from the breadth or ambition of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- Compass Community School Lincolnshire 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Willoughby Academy 6.3 mi School remains Good
- Gosberton House Academy 7.8 mi Standards maintained
- Witham Hall School 8.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ayscoughfee Hall School 9.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kirkstone House School 9.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding 9.9 mi Outstanding
- Tulip Academy 9.9 mi Not judged