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Scunthorpe CofE Primary School

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

person Mrs Sara Neall (Headteacher)

location_onScunthorpe, DN15 6HP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

246

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Scunthorpe CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Scunthorpe, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 88% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Scunthorpe CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 234 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #46 of 52 primaries in North Lincolnshire and #12,193 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

45%

LA 63%

Reading59% LA 75%

Writing59% LA 72%

Maths55% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading41% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.5

-3.9 to 0.0

-0.3

Write

LA 0.5

-2.2 to 1.6

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.6

-3.6 to 0.9

1.3

Write

LA 0.6

-0.7 to 3.4

0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 67%

Reading72% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 81%

Maths78% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.5

-0.3 to 3.9

Write

LA 0.7

0 to 4

1.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 3.6

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#12,193 / 14,159	#46	#12,329	#1
2024	#11,324 / 14,233	#41	#11,919	#1
2023	#11,556 / 13,940	#46	#12,894	#9,330
2019	#8,005 / 11,810	#33	#9,683	#6,122
2018	#2,680 / 10,972	#12	#5,994	#2,250

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2023

Inspection Report

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20 February 2018

Inspection Report

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29 January 2013

Inspection Report

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05 May 2011

Inspection Report

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19 November 2007

Inspection Report

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19 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-05-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2018-02-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2013-01-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2011-05-05

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(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 232 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	232	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	232	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	247	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	246	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	287	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	268	2	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	289	2	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	283	4	1.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	275	4	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	292	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	292	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	285	2	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	296	2	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	301	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	285	7	2.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	290	3	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	298	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	290	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils