Faldingworth Community Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted: Good

High Street, Faldingworth, Market Rasen, LN8 3SFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Faldingworth Community Primary School is a primary school in Market Rasen for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. It ranks 183rd of 244 primary schools in Lincolnshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2011.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 20 September 2011, report published 6 October 2011

Overall effectiveness
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 January 2023

Faldingworth Community Primary School considers the individual needs of all pupils. Staff place the school's values at the centre of all that they do. These values include being fair and respecting yourself and others. Pupils live out these values in the way in which they treat one another. Parents and carers appreciate the family feel to the school. One parent commented that the school is 'a superb school which feels like an extended family for each child that attends - and their families'. Older pupils take great pride in helping and supporting younger pupils. This includes at social times, when they offer encouragement and help to younger pupils through their roles as lunchtime monitors. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils. Pupils understand these expectations and show them in their attitude to learning. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from high-quality provision. Pupils feel safe. They are able to talk about who they would speak to if they had a worry or a concern. Most pupils behave well across the school. On the very rare occasions that bullying occurs, leaders deal with it effectively. Pupils take part in a range of extra-curricular activities. Many pupils speak positively about their involvement in a winter well-being club and dance club.

What the school should improve

  • The reading curriculum is less effectively prioritised in key stage 2 compared with early years and key stage 1. Older pupils are not as enthusiastic about reading. Leaders should ensure that older pupils get the opportunity to further foster a love of reading and that they have the opportunity to read on a regular basis.
  • Leaders have developed subject curriculums which outline the broad knowledge that pupils will learn and when. They have not always identified the precise component knowledge that pupils will learn at each stage of their journey through the curriculum. As a result, pupils are not always able to connect their current learning with previous learning. Leaders should ensure that curriculum plans set out for all teachers the precise knowledge that pupils will learn and when.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

14 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths43%

43%, 19 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score99

99, 7 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

51 pupils on roll, with places for 90

Eligible for free school meals35.3%

35.3%, 8.8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2%

2%, 19.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support17.6%

17.6%, 2.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan7.8%

7.8%, 1.8 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Faldingworth Community Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
The Middle Rasen Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good62% met the expected standard
The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good67% met the expected standard
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted judgements: Good61% met the expected standard
Legsby Primary School4 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstanding89% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Kerri Grummell
Address
High Street, Faldingworth, Market Rasen, LN8 3SF
Local authority
Lincolnshire
URN
120445

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.