Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School, Mablethorpe

Ofsted's report card from its 22 September 2026 inspection grades Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "At the end of key stage 2, outcomes in national tests are variable."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils, parents and carers understand the importance of regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum is ambitious and clearly identifies what pupils will learn and when."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders provide an ambitious curriculum in early years with a focus on developing communication and language skills."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils' needs are identified quickly."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including governors, have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "Pupils cannot recall what they have learned previously about fundamental British values."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment information and their knowledge of pupils' barriers to learning, including those of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to adapt the curriculum and choose appropriate activities so that pupils build successfully on what they know"; "Leaders should further develop the personal development curriculum so that pupils become increasingly confident in explaining their learning, including about difference, British values, and different cultures and faiths"; "Leaders should continue to enhance the extra-curricular offer so that they foster pupils' interests and talents and provide wide-ranging opportunities to develop pupils' independence and sense of responsibility"; "Leaders should further strengthen their work to improve attendance to ensure that all pupils come to school as often as possible".

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 55% in reading and 27% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School as their first choice and 24 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School are Mablethorpe Primary Academy (2.5 miles, Good, 58% reading, 56% maths); Huttoft Primary & Nursery School (3.1 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 73% maths); Theddlethorpe Academy (4.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); and Alford Primary School (5.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).

Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

66.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 18 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 11 (9.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School, 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).

In 2024/25, Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School issued 94 suspensions, 82.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.