Legsby Primary School
Legsby, Market Rasen, LN8 3QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co- Headteachers
- Headteacher Rachel Osgodby Laura Kenyon
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 26
- URN
- 120457
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01673843268
About this school
Legsby Primary School is a community primary school in Market Rasen. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 26 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Legsby Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 40% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 40% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 98.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 97.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Legsby Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Legsby Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.7% | 35.3% | 26 | — |
| The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 30.6% | 291 | 2.9 miles |
| Tealby School | 45% | 6.1% | 17.8% | 83 | 3.5 miles |
| The Middle Rasen Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 124 | 3.9 miles |
| Faldingworth Community Primary School | 43% | 3.3% | 38.2% | 51 | 4.3 miles |
| Wragby Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 31.6% | 181 | 4.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.29%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 10.71%
- Persistent absence
- 36.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Tealby School3.5 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
The Middle Rasen Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Faldingworth Community Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Wragby Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
Other schools in Market Rasen
- Binbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Faldingworth Community Primary School Primary
- Kelsey Primary School Primary
- Nettleton Community Primary School Primary
- Normanby Primary School Primary
- Osgodby Primary School Primary
- Tealby School Primary
- The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Middle Rasen Primary School Primary
- Wragby Primary School Primary
- Caistor Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Legsby Primary School teach?
- Legsby Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Rasen.
- Who is the co- headteachers of Legsby Primary School?
- The co- headteachers of Legsby Primary School is Headteacher Rachel Osgodby Laura Kenyon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Legsby Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Legsby Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Legsby Primary School?
- Legsby Primary School has 26 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Legsby Primary School full?
- Legsby Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 26 on roll (37%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Legsby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Legsby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Legsby Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Legsby Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Legsby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Legsby Primary School's absence rate?
- Legsby Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Legsby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Legsby Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.