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De Aston School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Willingham Road, Market Rasen LN8 3RF · de-aston.lincs.sch.uk · 01673 843415
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 939
- 73% of 1,282 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 139 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 139 | 104 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 162 | 136 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 189 | 170 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 184 | 148 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 136 | 116 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.5, and 39.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (28.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.5 | −2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 11.2 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 41 | +3.7 |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 students | C- (28.3) | Average -0.13 | |
| 49 students | C (28.4) | Average -0.13 | |
| 18 students | Merit+ (29) | Average +0.12 | |
| Technical certificate11 students | L2Merit- (5.7) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 46 | C- (26.3) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 53 | C (30.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | C- (26.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 49 | C- (26.7) | -0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 50 | C- (27.9) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 78 | C (28.7) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 83 | C- (26) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 49.1 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 5.6 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | −4.6 |
| Employment | 20.8 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.1 | +8.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −5.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for De Aston School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 53
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 22 parents (42%) whose child was bullied
based on 21 parents (40%) with SEND