Best Schools in Scunthorpe

How many schools are there in Scunthorpe?

Scunthorpe has 55 open schools: 34 state primary, 9 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 8 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Scunthorpe are rated Outstanding?

5 schools in Scunthorpe were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Outwood Academy Foxhills, Winteringham Primary School, Bottesford Infant School, Holme Valley Primary School and St Hugh's Special School. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 46 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Outwood Academy FoxhillsWinteringham Primary SchoolBottesford Infant SchoolHolme Valley Primary SchoolSt Hugh's Special School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Scunthorpe get the best GCSE results?

Of the 9 schools in Scunthorpe with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Winterton Community Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.4 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.8 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Outwood Academy Foxhills, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.1 and 54% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Winterton Community AcademySt Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyOutwood Academy Foxhills

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Scunthorpe have the best SATs results?

Of the 27 primary schools in Scunthorpe with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Holme Valley Primary School (98% in reading, 95% in maths); Luddington & Garthorpe Primary (100% in reading, 83% in maths); and Oakfield Primary School (90% in reading, 93% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Holme Valley Primary SchoolLuddington & Garthorpe PrimaryOakfield Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Scunthorpe?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Scunthorpe selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Scunthorpe have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Scunthorpe have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North Lincolnshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Scunthorpe?

Apply to North Lincolnshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.