Education
The only secondary school is De Aston School, a rural co-educational 11-18 comprehensive with approximately 1,300 pupils, both day pupils and boarders. It was founded in 1863 as a small grammar school as part of a legal settlement following a court case involving funds from the medieval charity of Thomas de Aston, a 13th century monk.
Located within the Market Rasen area are several primary schools: Market Rasen Church of England, Middle Rasen School and Pre-school, and others at Osgodby, Faldingworth and Legsby. Market Rasen Church of England Primary School is near to the centre of the town. It was built in the 1930s and was a secondary school until 1974, when the primary school moved to the site. The school logo is the Wagtail. Each of the classes are named after British birds such as the Wren, Robin and Kestrel.
Middle Rasen school is within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Market Rasen town centre. Middle Rasen Nursery, although independent, is situated on the site of the school to provide progression to full time education.
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