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Willoughby Road Primary Academy

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

personMrs Elaine Jupp

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onScunthorpe, DN17 2NF

language Visit Website phone 1724842608

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

306

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Willoughby Road Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Scunthorpe, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Willoughby Road Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 283 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 52 primaries in North Lincolnshire and #4,450 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 25.0:1. 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

67%

LA 63%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading79% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.5

-3.0 to 0.8

0.4

Write

LA 0.5

-1.5 to 2.2

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.3 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.6

-0.2 to 3.7

3.7

Write

LA 0.6

1.9 to 5.4

1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 67%

Reading62% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 81%

Maths71% LA 77%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 2

Write

LA 0.7

1.3 to 4.7

3.1

Maths

LA -0.2

1.5 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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11 June 2019

Inspection Report

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25 January 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-01-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-05-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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 283 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	283	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	276	1	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	298	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	295	9	3.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	286	8	2.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	312	5	1.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	306	3	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	300	5	1.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	320	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	314	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	328	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	323	5	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	342	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	331	6	1.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	340	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	334	8	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	6	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	365	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	360	11	3.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	377	7	1.9%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	381	10	2.6%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	362	2	0.6%	0.5%	0

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 34 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils