Kelsey Primary School
Chapel Street, North Kelsey, Market Rasen, LN7 6EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katie Grantham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 120469
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01652678387
About this school
Kelsey Primary School is a community primary school in Market Rasen. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 7 February 2023, 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 | 19 | 17 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 71% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 71% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Kelsey 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 | 74% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kelsey Primary School compares
Kelsey Primary School ranked 63rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 100 | — |
| Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.7% | 22.8% | 89 | 3.4 miles |
| Hibaldstow Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 32.1% | 113 | 3.8 miles |
| Nettleton Community Primary School | 55% | 4% | 30.1% | 65 | 4.1 miles |
| Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School | 90% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 108 | 4.6 miles |
| Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.9% | 189 | 4.7 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)
- 21.21%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 8.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Barnetby
-
Hibaldstow Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Brigg
-
Nettleton Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Brigg
-
Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
Other schools in Market Rasen
Kelsey Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- Legsby 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 year groups does Kelsey Primary School teach?
- Kelsey Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Rasen.
- Who is the headteacher of Kelsey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kelsey Primary School is Miss Katie Grantham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kelsey Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kelsey 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 big is Kelsey Primary School?
- Kelsey Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kelsey Primary School full?
- Kelsey Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 100 on roll (71%), 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 Kelsey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kelsey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kelsey Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kelsey Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kelsey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kelsey Primary School rank locally?
- Kelsey Primary School ranked 63rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kelsey Primary School's absence rate?
- Kelsey Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kelsey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kelsey 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.