Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School
Station Road, Sutton-on-Sea, Mablethorpe, LN12 2HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Constantopoulos
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 120479
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507441319
About this school
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School is a community primary school in Mablethorpe. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sutton-on-Sea 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. 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 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 23% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 55% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 27% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 41% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 96.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Sutton-on-Sea 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 | 29% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School compares
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School ranked 183rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.6% | 68.4% | 112 | — |
| Mablethorpe Primary Academy | 48% | 8.2% | 59.5% | 320 | 2.5 miles |
| Huttoft Primary & Nursery School | 60% | 5.5% | 31.9% | 147 | 3.1 miles |
| Theddlethorpe Academy | 63% | 7.2% | 53.3% | 98 | 4.7 miles |
| Alford Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 43% | 304 | 5.3 miles |
| The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern | 88% | 3.8% | 30.6% | 75 | 5.5 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)
- 68.42%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.57%
- Persistent absence
- 23.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mablethorpe Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Mablethorpe
-
Huttoft Primary & Nursery School3.1 miles
Primary · Alford
-
Theddlethorpe Academy4.7 miles
Primary · Mablethorpe
-
Alford Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Alford
-
The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern5.5 miles
Primary · Alford
Other schools in Mablethorpe
- Mablethorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Theddlethorpe Academy Primary
- Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School teach?
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Mablethorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School is Mrs Claire Constantopoulos, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sutton-on-Sea 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 Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School?
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School full?
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 112 on roll (53%), 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 Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School ranked 183rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton-on-Sea 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.