the master be a graduate of the University of Cambridge or Oxford and the majority of the pre-1835 masters had attended Cambridge, with only two from Oxford. When the school reopened in 1835, these stipulations were removed. The headmaster lived on site until Derek Lee began commuting from his home in 1975. The list below contains the names, years of service and biographical notes about the known headmasters of Carre's since its foundation. The current headmaster is Nick Law, who succeeded Mike Reading in 2008. Source: provides a list of all masters, and a record of their education, up to 1954. He notes that W. H. T. Walker and J. H. Batley acted as headmaster between appointments in the 1940s. Appointments from 1954 to 2004 are recorded in . Notable alumni Carre's has produced a number of notable alumni in a range of fields and professions. In politics, this includes Sir Robert Pattinson (1872–1954), member of parliament and chairman of Kesteven County Council, and his brother Samuel (1870–1942), also a member of parliament and businessman. The diplomat Peter Bateman (b. 1955), who served as the British ambassador to Bolivia, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan, was also a pupil at the school. Carrensians in the military include Air Marshal Barry North (b. 1959) and Captain George Baldwin, CBE, DSO (1921–2005), who served in World War II and as Director of Naval Air Warfare in the mid-1960s. The lawyer and controversialist John Austin (1613–1669) was educated at Carre's, along with the Royalist poet Thomas Shipman (1632–1680) and the non-conformist clergyman Andrew Kippis, FRS (1725–1795). Science is represented by the chemist Kenneth Wade, FRS (1932–2014), a professor at Durham University, and the forensic pathologist Iain West (1944–2001). In sports, the school has produced at least two professional footballers: Paul Holland (b. 1973), who played for Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Bristol City, and Mark Wallington (b. 1952), who played for England under 23s and Leicester City as well as at least one professional rugby player, Ollie Chessum (b. 2000), who plays for Leicester Tigers and who made his England International debut against Italy in the 2022 Six Nations. Craig Fawcett, 2022 Countdown hero and apple of Rachel Riley's eye, also attended Carre's between 1999 and 2006. References Citations Bibliography External links Carre's Grammar School EduBase Educational institutions established in the 1600s Grammar schools in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District 1604 establishments in England Academies in