Nettleton Community Primary School
Moortown Road, Nettleton, Market Rasen, LN7 6AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Allerston
- Federation
- The North Wolds Federation
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 82
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 120465
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472851455
About this school
Nettleton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Market Rasen. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nettleton Community 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 43% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 29% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 43% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 43% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 43% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Nettleton Community 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 | 67% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nettleton Community Primary School compares
Nettleton Community Primary School ranked 158th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4% | 30.1% | 65 | — |
| Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.9% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.7% | 22.8% | 89 | 3.3 miles |
| Kelsey Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 100 | 4.1 miles |
| Osgodby Primary School | 87% | 4.7% | 18.1% | 91 | 5.1 miles |
| Tealby School | 45% | 6.1% | 17.8% | 83 | 6.5 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)
- 30.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 7.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Barnetby
-
Kelsey Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Osgodby Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Tealby School6.5 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
Other schools in Market Rasen
Nettleton Community Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary 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
- Legsby 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 Nettleton Community Primary School teach?
- Nettleton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Rasen.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Nettleton Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Nettleton Community Primary School is Mrs Nichola Allerston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nettleton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nettleton Community 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 Nettleton Community Primary School?
- Nettleton Community Primary School has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nettleton Community Primary School full?
- Nettleton Community Primary School has capacity for 82 pupils and 65 on roll (79%), 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 Nettleton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nettleton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nettleton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nettleton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Nettleton Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Nettleton Community Primary School is part of the The North Wolds Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nettleton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nettleton Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Nettleton Community Primary School ranked 158th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nettleton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Nettleton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nettleton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nettleton Community 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.