Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Market Rasen, Lincolnshire·LN7 6LY
Composite score
45.2
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#9,050
National rank
#771
In East Midlands
#132
In Lincolnshire
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
15 first choices, 15 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
23
any preference, for 15 places
Applications from another council area
22%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
209
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,234
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School

Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School is a primary school in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England/Methodist religious character. Around 209 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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