Community school · Lincolnshire

Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School

5–11Ages
112Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120479URN

Station Road, Sutton-on-Sea, Mablethorpe, LN12 2HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.4 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

24 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

24 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 3.4; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	7	24	3.4	7	1.00
Sep 2025	10	22	2.2	10	1.00
Sep 2024	9	14	1.6	9	1.00
Sep 2023	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2022	13	30	2.3	13	1.00
Sep 2021	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2020	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2019	23	38	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2018	22	35	1.6	19	0.86
Sep 2017	29	46	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2016	20	30	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2015	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2014	23	51	2.2	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 63% · Maths 75% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%183rd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	13%	102	104
2023/24	23%	0%	98	96
2022/23	29%	0%	99	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Mablethorpe Primary Academy
4.0 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Huttoft Primary & Nursery School
5.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Theddlethorpe Academy
7.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Alford Primary School
8.6 km · Lincolnshire

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern
8.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Hogsthorpe Primary Academy
9.1 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

4.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Chapel St Leonards Primary School
10.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby
10.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120479 · 925/2196
Capacity: 210 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals: 66.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Station Road, Sutton-on-Sea, Mablethorpe, LN12 2HU
Local authority: Lincolnshire · East Lindsey

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources