Best Schools in Market Rasen

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

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Questions parents ask about schools in Market Rasen

How many schools are there in Market Rasen?

Market Rasen has 16 open schools: 12 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Market Rasen?

None of the 15 graded schools in Market Rasen currently holds an Outstanding rating. 15 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Market Rasen get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Market Rasen with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Caistor Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 68.9 and 90% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Caistor Yarborough Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.6 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and De Aston School, with an Attainment 8 score of 35.7 and 22% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Caistor Grammar School Caistor Yarborough Academy De Aston School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Market Rasen have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Market Rasen with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Osgodby Primary School (87% in reading, 100% in maths); The Middle Rasen Primary School (81% in reading, 81% in maths); and Wragby Primary School (75% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Osgodby Primary School The Middle Rasen Primary School Wragby Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Market Rasen?

Yes. Caistor Grammar School is a state grammar school in Market Rasen. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Caistor Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Market Rasen have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Market Rasen have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Market Rasen?

Apply to Lincolnshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.