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Voluntary controlled school · North Lincolnshire

Sir John Nelthorpe School

  • 11–19Ages
  • 878Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 118112URN

Grammar School Road, Brigg, DN20 8AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodDec 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
0.3 above North Lincolnshire median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

300 applications for 144 places · 2nd of 13 in North Lincolnshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
48.5of 90
2nd of 14 in North Lincolnshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodDec 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

  1. 18 October 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 2 December 2014
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.1applications per place, Year 7
0.3 above North Lincolnshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

300 applications · 144 places offered · 145 named it first

  1. 2026 2.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  3. 2024 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
  4. 2023 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
  5. 2022 2.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  6. 2021 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
  7. 2020 2.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  8. 2019 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  9. 2018 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  10. 2017 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  11. 2016 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
  12. 2015 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
  13. 2014 2.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
More applications per place than the North Lincolnshire median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • North Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261443002.11451.01
Sep 20251732961.71690.98
Sep 20241903161.71760.93
Sep 20231903241.71860.98
Sep 20221563212.11911.22
Sep 20211502952.01390.93
Sep 20201312702.11220.93
Sep 20191512861.91380.91
Sep 20181522661.81420.93
Sep 20171562891.91571.01
Sep 20161382651.91290.93
Sep 20151202321.91140.95
Sep 2014982112.2920.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

151 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.52nd of 14 in North Lincolnshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%3rd of 14 in North Lincolnshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%
  • This school
  • North Lincolnshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)15148.554%80%–
2024/2513346.044%66%–
2023/2414942.837%64%−0.46
2022/2313845.142%70%−0.15

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
118112 · 813/4501
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
870 pupils · 878 on roll
Free school meals
21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Grammar School Road, Brigg, DN20 8AA
Local authority
North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources