Sir John Nelthorpe School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Unique reference
118112
Address
Grammar School Road, DN20 8AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
877 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
1.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.1%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other Asian0.3%
Unclassified0.6%
Mixed1.8%
Other White1.8%
White British94.6%
African
0.3%
Chinese
0.2%
Other Black
0.1%
Other
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

AreaResult
School
52%
Local authority average
32%
England average
41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

AreaResult
School
44%
Local authority average
42%
England average
45%

Attainment 8 score

NameValue
School
46
Local authority average
43.2
England average
46

EBacc average point score

NameValue
School
4.09
Local authority average
3.75
England average
4.09
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
TourismTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
BiologyGCSE30
Business Studies:SingleGCSE40
ChemistryGCSE30
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE15
English LanguageGCSE133
English LiteratureGCSE130
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE37
FrenchGCSE52
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sir John Nelthorpe School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
173
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
169
2nd preference
92
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
38
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
169
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
184
100
84
Year 8
187
87
100
Year 9
149
70
79
Year 10
153
87
66
Year 11
133
72
61
Year 12
44
21
23
Year 13
27
9
18
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
80.9%
85.5%
Further education
28.0%
38.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
14.0%
4.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
41.0%
37.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
5.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
8.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.9%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
25.0%
55.7%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
13.1%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
6.0%
1.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
13.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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