Car Dyke School

  • Special
  • Independent
  • Ages 8 to 18
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

60 Main Road, Dowsby, PE10 0TLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Car Dyke School is a special school in Dowsby for ages 8 to 18. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in May 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 12 May 2026, report published 17 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

3 pupils on roll, with places for 20

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Car Dyke School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Compass Community School Lincolnshire6 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Willoughby Academy6 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Gosberton House Academy8 milesOfsted: Outstanding0% met the expected standard
Tulip Academy10 milesOfsted judgements: OutstandingNot published
Willow School10 milesOfsted: GoodNot published

School details

School type
Other independent special school
Sector
Independent
Age range
8 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr Craig Prestidge
Address
60 Main Road, Dowsby, PE10 0TL
Local authority
Lincolnshire
URN
151568

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.