Tealby School
Front Street, Tealby, Market Rasen, LN8 3XU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Humberstone
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 120480
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01673838330
About this school
Tealby School is a community primary school in Market Rasen. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tealby 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 50% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 63% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 36% | 63% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 56% | 27% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Tealby 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 | 36% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tealby School compares
Tealby School ranked 203rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6.1% | 17.8% | 83 | — |
| The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 30.6% | 291 | 3.4 miles |
| Legsby Primary School | — | 10.7% | 35.3% | 26 | 3.5 miles |
| Binbrook CofE Primary School | 64% | 3.7% | 47.6% | 73 | 3.8 miles |
| The Middle Rasen Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 124 | 4.3 miles |
| Osgodby Primary School | 87% | 4.7% | 18.1% | 91 | 5.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report7 May 2025
- 11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.81%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 10.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Legsby Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Binbrook CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
The Middle Rasen Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
-
Osgodby Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Market Rasen
Other schools in Market Rasen
Tealby School ranks 9th 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
- Nettleton Community Primary School Primary
- Normanby Primary School Primary
- Osgodby Primary 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 Tealby School teach?
- Tealby School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Rasen.
- Who is the headteacher of Tealby School?
- The headteacher of Tealby School is Mrs Zoe Humberstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tealby School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tealby 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 Tealby School?
- Tealby School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tealby School full?
- Tealby School has capacity for 105 pupils and 83 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 Tealby School a faith school?
- No. Tealby School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tealby School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tealby School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Tealby School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tealby School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Tealby School ranked 203rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tealby School's absence rate?
- Tealby School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tealby School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tealby 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.