Tealby School

Tealby School has received a 'good' overall effectiveness rating during its latest inspection, moving down from an previous outstanding grade. The school has not been inspected for six years, which reflects changes in school performance and new leadership that began in September 2019. The school provides a solid education with high expectations for both pupils and teachers, and there are numerous opportunities for outdoor learning, fostering students' independence and resilience. While there are notable strengths in phonics and mathematics, further improvements are needed in the reading curriculum to enhance the pupils’ ability to discuss and analyze complex texts.

Strengths

• Good standard of education across all subjects
• High expectations for pupils and their learning
• Effective phonics programme with books matched to reading stages
• Well-planned and sequenced mathematics curriculum
• Motivated and resilient pupils with good behavior
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs

Areas for Improvement

• Reading curriculum lacks clarity for pupils post-phonics
• Inconsistent challenge in mathematics for some pupils
• Governance needs stronger systems to hold leaders accountable

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 Tealby School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Tealby 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 Tealby School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Tealby School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% 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 Tealby School received £8,416 and spent £8,842 for each of its 83 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£318 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 Tealby School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tealby School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Tealby School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tealby School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Tealby School have?

Tealby School has 83 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tealby School cover?

Tealby School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Tealby School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tealby School?

Tealby School is at Front Street, Tealby, Lincs, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3XU.