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Burton-upon-Stather Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Ashleigh Eastwood

location_onScunthorpe, DN15 9HB

language Visit Website phone 1724720394

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

188

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Burton-upon-Stather Primary School is a Community school primary school in Scunthorpe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Burton-upon-Stather Primary School is a community school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 174 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 53 primaries in North Lincolnshire and #13,146 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 35.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%

Reading63% LA 75%

Writing52% LA 72%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.5

1.3 to 5.9

3.7

Write

LA 0.5

1.5 to 5.9

3.2

Maths

LA -0.4

1.1 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading65% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -0.4

3.3

Write

LA 0.6

1.1 to 5.5

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 67%

Reading85% LA 75%

Writing96% LA 81%

Maths93% LA 77%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.5

-4.9 to -0.3

1.6

Write

LA 0.7

-0.6 to 3.8

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.5 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2025

Inspection Report

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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20 June 2018

Inspection Report

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05 December 2013

Inspection Report

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19 October 2011

Inspection Report

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09 June 2010

Inspection Report

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16 June 2009

Inspection Report

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18 May 2006

Inspection Report

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15 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-12-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 174 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	174	1	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	177	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	193	8	4.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	193	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	2	1.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	205	3	1.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Burton-upon-Stather Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Brigg)

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