Sir John Nelthorpe School

Grammar School Road, Brigg, DN20 8AA

878 pupils · 101% of 870 capacity

Phase
Secondary
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Ages
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
21.6%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 18 October 2023, published 22 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Attainment 8 score46
Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass)43.6%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass)66.2%
Entering the English Baccalaureate51.9%

Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1.01 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry144145300144
Sept 2025 entry173169296173
Sept 2024 entry190176316189
Sept 2023 entry190186324190
Sept 2022 entry156191321156
Sept 2021 entry150139295147
Sept 2020 entry131122270130
Sept 2019 entry151138286151

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.