Sir John Nelthorpe School

Sir John Nelthorpe School, located in Brigg, Lincolnshire, continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The recent inspection highlighted the positive atmosphere within the school, where pupils exhibit strong values, courtesy, and an eagerness to learn. The curriculum is broad and well-structured, allowing students to connect new learning with prior knowledge effectively. The school also places a strong emphasis on extracurricular activities, which are valued by both students and parents, ultimately contributing to a well-rounded education experience.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate resilience and integrity in their learning.
• Teachers exhibit strong subject knowledge and expertise.
• The school has a well-planned and ambitious curriculum.
• Positive relationships exist between students and staff.
• Students are actively engaged in enriching extracurricular activities.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND and SEMH needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasionally, tasks set do not allow pupils to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in depth.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sir John Nelthorpe School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.6% of pupils at Sir John Nelthorpe School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sir John Nelthorpe School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.3% of pupils at Sir John Nelthorpe School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Sir John Nelthorpe School received £8,121 and spent £7,799 for each of its 879 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £620,000 (£706 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Sir John Nelthorpe School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sir John Nelthorpe School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Sir John Nelthorpe School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sir John Nelthorpe School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Sir John Nelthorpe School have?

Sir John Nelthorpe School has 878 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sir John Nelthorpe School cover?

Sir John Nelthorpe School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Sir John Nelthorpe School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.5, and 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Sir John Nelthorpe School?

Sir John Nelthorpe School is at Grammar School Road, Brigg, Lincolnshire, DN20 8AA.