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The Grange Primary School

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

personMrs Larissa Thorpe

location_onScunthorpe, DN16 3AW

language Visit Website phone 1724843601

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

387

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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The Grange Primary School is a Community school primary school in Scunthorpe, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Grange Primary School is a community school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 384 pupils on roll, of whom 57% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 52 primaries in North Lincolnshire and #11,116 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

49%

LA 63%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths61% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading51% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths51% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.2

Read

LA -0.5

-7.0 to -3.5

-6.3

Write

LA 0.5

-8.0 to -4.7

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.0 to -3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.6

-3.2 to 0.1

5.0

Write

LA 0.6

3.4 to 6.5

2.9

Maths

LA -0.2

1.4 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 67%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 81%

Maths66% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.5

0.2 to 3.4

3.6

Write

LA 0.7

2.1 to 5.1

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 November 2023

Inspection Report

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27 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-01

Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-06-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 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 384 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	384	6	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	386	9	2.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	388	9	2.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	377	4	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	382	9	2.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	381	3	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	387	6	1.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	379	7	1.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	397	5	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	401	5	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	390	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	393	4	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	384	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	371	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	397	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	394	6	1.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	410	7	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	417	6	1.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	420	12	2.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	423	19	4.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	417	8	1.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	20	4.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	423	7	1.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	427	11	2.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	418	21	5.0%	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 24 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils