Ofsted: Good

St Luke's Primary School

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

personMr Alastair Sutherland

location_onScunthorpe, DN16 1BN

language Visit Website phone 1724844560

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

168

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

3-11

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St Luke's Primary School is a Community special school school in Scunthorpe, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

St Luke's Primary School is a community special school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 191 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

LA 63%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths0% LA 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 61%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 60%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.5

Read

LA -0.5

-8.1 to -2.8

-4.8

Write

LA 0.5

-7.4 to -2.3

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-6.9 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 68%England 65%

Reading7% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing4% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.6

-4.6 to 0.1

-2.1

Write

LA 0.6

-4.3 to 0.0

-3.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.0 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 67%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 81%

Maths0% LA 77%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.3

Read

LA -0.5

-10 to -4.6

-7.5

Write

LA 0.7

-10.1 to -4.9

-8

Maths

LA -0.2

-10.4 to -5.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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05 April 2017

Inspection Report

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27 February 2013

Inspection Report

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03 July 2012

Inspection Report

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06 October 2010

Inspection Report

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13 November 2007

Inspection Report

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24 January 2007

Inspection Report

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23 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-04-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-10-06

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 191 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	191	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	192	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	190	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	186	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	178	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	168	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	163	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	160	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	149	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	146	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	142	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	136	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	122	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	125	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	125	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	120	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	125	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	117	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	116	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	131	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	124	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	120	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	133	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	133	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	126	0.0%	3.1%

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 89 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 74 pupils

Physical Disability 18 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

St Luke's 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

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

Staffing

Teacher Turnover