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Sir John Nelthorpe School

Brigg, DN20 8AA · North Lincolnshire · secondary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Secondary
4.3/10 Broadly average

6th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 920 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7/10 among them, against 3.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 43.6 · 49 30% 1.48
Progress 8 2023/24 -0.46 · 18 25% 0.44
Attainment 8 2024/25 46.0 · 51 10% 0.51

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 43.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 46.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.46 in 2023/24, indicating pupils made less progress than those nationally starting from the same point. Ofsted rated the school Good in 2023. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7 out of 10 among them, against 3.8 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 878 pupils in a capacity of 870, meaning it is over capacity by 8. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity for new applicants? What support is available for pupils who are making less progress than the national average? How does the school maintain its Good rating while addressing the gap in similar-intake comparisons?

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