Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge

Summary

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge (E02005472) is part of Lincolnshire local authority (view on map). Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "larger rural: further from a major town or city".

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge neighbours Leverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Long Sutton West, Gedney & Holbeach Hurn, Fleet Hargate & Holbeach St Johns, Terrington & Clenchwarton, and Marshland, Walpole & Walton.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge is the 64th least deprived area in Lincolnshire (out of 88) with 43% of children living in low-income families, compared to 35% across Lincolnshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, 38% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Lincolnshire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge % in Lincolnshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 38% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 62% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, 24% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Lincolnshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge % in Lincolnshire % in England
No special educational needs 76% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, 7% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 13% in Lincolnshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge % in Lincolnshire % in England
White 92% 86% 67%
Asian 3% 4% 14%
Black 2% 7%
Mixed 3% 4% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge with English as an additional language is 7%, compared with 13% in Lincolnshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge % in Lincolnshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 7% 13% 22%
Known or believed to be English 93% 87% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, there have been 2 full inspections of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'needs attention', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

Attendance and behaviour: 2 were graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Early years: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 0 1 1
Attendance and behaviour 2 0 0 0 2 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 0 2 0
Early years 1 0 0 0 1 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 0 2 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 0 2 0
Personal development and wellbeing 2 0 0 1 1 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 1 0 0 0 1 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 0 1 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 0 1
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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