Secondary school

Sir John Nelthorpe School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • North Lincolnshire
  • DN20 8AA
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,578 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 49%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 25%25% · 2016/172017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 43%2021/22: top 35%2022/23: top 54%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 49%No exams

A-level results

#137 of 140 Yorkshire and The Humber sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 846 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.36/10 Middle−22.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths43.6% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%6/10 Middle
EBacc point score4.09 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.937/10 Above−17.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.46 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.073/10 Below−25.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry23.41 · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.12Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.3 · 115 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 50.7 · 83 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 48.5 · 108 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 47.5 · 103 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 51.7 · 139 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 45.1 · 138 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 42.8 · 149 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 46 · 133 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.352.342.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 51% · 83 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 43% · 108 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 48% · 103 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 49% · 139 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 42% · 138 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 36.9% · 149 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 43.6% · 133 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%51%36.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 25.02 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 31.2 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 26.84 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 27.13 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 30 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 29.13 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 26.12 · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.482024/25: 23.41 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1231.223.41No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.2%
138 of 145 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 95.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st145138
2nd996
3rd500

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2014Good
  6. 2018Remains Good
  7. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

1 weak areas

  • Sixth form provision

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026878
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.7%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support12.1%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils20.8%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

100.9% full · 870 places · 71 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 149 responses (17.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved88.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.1% not applicable59.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year67.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.8% not applicable78.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed54.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 48.7
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 23.7
  • Other support 19.2

Teachers 54.7 FTE · Whole workforce 97.6 · 116 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,121
Spend per pupil£7,799
Staff spend per pupil£5,994
Reserve per pupil£706
  • +£620,162revenue reserve
  • +£283,379in-year balance

Grants £7,937 · self-generated £184 · premises £518 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

149 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.3%
  • Education82.6%
  • Apprenticeship10.1%
  • Employment2.7%
  • Not sustained2.7%
  • Unknown2%

After sixth form (16–18)

18 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.3%
  • Education50%
  • Higher education50%
  • Apprenticeship22.2%
  • Employment11.1%
  • Not sustained11.1%
  • Unknown5.6%