Voluntary controlled school · Lincolnshire

The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
291Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120577URN

Mill Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.9 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

35 applications for 31 places · 169th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

21 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 November 2013
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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 31 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	31	35	1.1	31	1.00
Sep 2025	33	46	1.4	33	1.00
Sep 2024	39	48	1.2	39	1.00
Sep 2023	27	35	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2022	38	52	1.4	38	1.00
Sep 2021	39	47	1.2	39	1.00
Sep 2020	45	59	1.3	47	1.04
Sep 2019	45	54	1.2	47	1.04
Sep 2018	40	52	1.3	39	0.98
Sep 2017	45	59	1.3	46	1.02
Sep 2016	45	50	1.1	46	1.02
Sep 2015	39	50	1.3	39	1.00
Sep 2014	38	46	1.2	38	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 73% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%72nd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	67%	13%	106	105
2023/24	63%	4%	106	103
2022/23	54%	13%	104	104

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

The Market Rasen Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Middle Rasen Primary School
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Legsby Primary School
4.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Osgodby Primary School
4.7 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Tealby School
5.5 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Faldingworth Community Primary School
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Normanby Primary School
10.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
Nettleton Community Primary School
11.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Wragby Primary School
11.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120577 · 925/3131
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 291 on roll
Free school meals: 32.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mill Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3BL
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

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