Wragby Primary School, Market Rasen
Wragby Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Market Rasen. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 10 schools in Market Rasen with published results, and 5,775th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Wragby Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Wragby Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 67% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Wragby Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Wragby Primary School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wragby Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wragby Primary School are Legsby Primary School (4.6 miles, Good, 50% reading, 40% maths); and Faldingworth Community Primary School (5.9 miles, Good, 57% reading, 57% maths).
What parents say
39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wragby Primary School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Wragby Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wragby Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Suspensions and exclusions
Wragby Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Wragby Primary School creates a warm, caring environment where children feel safe and supported. Teachers are ambitious and use practical activities and good questioning to help pupils think deeply and learn well. The school excels at teaching reading and places real importance on pupils' wellbeing and mental health.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with consistent phonics teaching and quick support for pupils who need help -
- Caring and inclusive environment where pupils respect each other and older pupils help younger ones -
- Teachers use questions and practical resources effectively to help pupils understand their work -
- High priority given to pupils' mental health, wellbeing and online safety -
- Leaders use educational research to make informed decisions about school improvement
Areas for Improvement
- In some newer subjects, teachers' checks on what pupils have learned are not precise enough, sometimes moving pupils forward before they fully understand -
- The school's systems for checking how well new curriculums are working are not yet fully established -
- Teachers need better support to identify gaps in pupils' understanding across all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Trip to local air museum to see Lancaster bomber, writing to pen pals in France, performance poetry reading, community events
Wragby Primary School is a supportive and inclusive school where staff have high expectations for all pupils and create an environment where children are happy and achieve well. The school maintains good quality education across all areas.
At a Glance
27.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
39 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
26.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Wragby Primary School
Before and after school care
Wragby Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Lincolnshire
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wragby Primary School.
- Wragby Primary School @ JB's Sports Coaching LtdAt the school · Not yet graded
Nurseries
Wragby Primary School @ JB's Sports Coaching Ltd is at Wragby Primary School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Wragby Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Rand Farm Park Day Nursery, Pre School and Activity Day Camps - Day nursery, 1.8 milesOfsted, 22 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Wragby Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wragby Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wragby Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for reception to year 11 transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Wragby Primary School
Will you get a place at Wragby Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 21 first choices for 21 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
168 pupils
210 places
42 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Wragby Primary planning area (Lincolnshire) will have 18 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 2 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
16.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
181
Total Pupils
97
Boys
84
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
11.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,672
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,887
Per pupil
£1129k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
155
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Wragby Primary School
What are SATs results like at Wragby Primary School?
Of the pupils at Wragby Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Wragby Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wragby Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Wragby Primary School?
Wragby Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Wragby Primary School?
Classes at Wragby Primary School average 25.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Wragby Primary School?
Wragby Primary School has around 181 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wragby Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Wragby Primary School in 2024/25. 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Wragby Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Wragby Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026). Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Wragby Primary School @ JB's Sports Coaching Ltd (registered, not yet graded).
What are Wragby Primary School's term dates?
Wragby Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Wragby Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wragby Primary School?
Wragby Primary School is at Silver Street, Wragby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 5PJ.
Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)