The Middle Rasen Primary School

The Middle Rasen Primary School continues to demonstrate a strong overall performance, maintaining its good status since the last inspection in 2014. The school is characterized by a supportive and happy environment where pupils feel safe and valued. It emphasizes values such as kindness and respect, contributing to a positive atmosphere. The school's curriculum has shown ambition, particularly in reading and mathematics, where pupils are generally thriving and well-prepared for future stages of their education. However, there are areas that need attention, particularly around ensuring all subjects cover sufficient academic knowledge and conceptual understanding, which could enhance student achievement further.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• The reading curriculum is strong, using a variety of effective methods.
• Most pupils with SEND thrive in the inclusive environment.
• Pupils actively engage in leadership roles and community work.
• Attendance rates have improved over the last three years.
• The school has strong leadership in the governing body.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculums in a small number of subjects lack essential academic knowledge.
• Mathematical knowledge application strategies are in early stages and not widely implemented.

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 The Middle Rasen Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.8% of pupils at The Middle Rasen Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 The Middle Rasen Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 11.3% of pupils at The Middle Rasen Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Middle Rasen Primary School received £7,726 and spent £7,582 for each of its 124 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £44,000 (£355 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 The Middle Rasen Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Middle Rasen Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was The Middle Rasen Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Middle Rasen Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does The Middle Rasen Primary School have?

The Middle Rasen Primary School has 124 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Middle Rasen Primary School cover?

The Middle Rasen Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Middle Rasen Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Middle Rasen Primary School?

The Middle Rasen Primary School is at North Street, Middle Rasen, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3TS.