The Middle Rasen Primary School
North Street, Middle Rasen, Market Rasen, LN8 3TSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Middle Rasen 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 77th of 244 primary schools in Lincolnshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 October 2014, report published 15 November 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 May 2024
The Middle Rasen Primary School is a small school with a big heart. Pupils say that they feel happy and safe. The majority of parents and carers agree. Pupils trust adults to help them if they need it. The staff know the pupils well and have high expectations of their behaviour, which pupils live up to. One parent captured the views of many when they said: 'This is a really happy school. My child likes coming, and I feel the school helps them to do well.' The school emphasises kindness, respect, determination, honesty and tolerance. Pupils are knowledgeable about different faiths, backgrounds and ways of life. They say that everyone is treated fairly. The school is ambitious for its pupils. Pupils are doing particularly well in their reading. Successes are celebrated, whether that be from within the classroom or outside. Pupils enjoy playing together in the spacious grounds. They can take on leadership roles and responsibilities within the school. They can play a role in their local village community, for example by getting involved in local charity work.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the curriculums do not include all the academic knowledge that pupils need to learn. This means that teachers prioritise the acquisition of facts over pupils' knowledge and understanding of underlying concepts and disciplinary skills in these subjects. The school should ensure that the full range of knowledge specified is logically sequenced as part of the school's curriculum thinking for all subjects, so that pupils achieve as well as they could.
- The strategies for ensuring pupils can use and apply the mathematical knowledge they have learned are still in their early stages. They have not yet been widely implemented across the school. As a result, pupils are not all achieving as well as they could in mathematics. The school should continue to implement these strategies so that the successes seen this year with older pupils are built upon and have an impact on all year groups.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
21 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
124 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near The Middle Rasen Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Osgodby Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
| Faldingworth Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
| Legsby Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Tealby School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% 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 Rachel Moreton
- Phone
- 01673843250
- Address
- North Street, Middle Rasen, Market Rasen, LN8 3TS
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- URN
- 120463
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.