Berkeley Primary School, Scunthorpe
Berkeley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Scunthorpe. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 18th-highest of the 27 schools in Scunthorpe with published results, and 9,801st of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Berkeley Primary School in detail
Berkeley Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, judo, choir and book club.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Berkeley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 74% in maths).
Getting a place at Berkeley Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Berkeley Primary School as their first choice and 120 named it as one of their preferences, for 69 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Berkeley Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Berkeley Primary School are Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 80% maths); Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Oasis Academy Parkwood (1 mile, Good, 69% reading, 72% maths); and Crosby Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 60% reading, 56% maths).
Berkeley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary AcademyOasis Academy Henderson AvenueOasis Academy ParkwoodCrosby Primary School
Who goes there
32.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%), Asian (17%) and other ethnic groups (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Scunthorpe Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marsden Drive (adjacent), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 279 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Lincolnshire (41), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Berkeley Primary School issued 28 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Berkeley Primary School are The St Lawrence Academy (0.5 miles), Outwood Academy Foxhills (0.7 miles) and Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire (1.4 miles).
The St Lawrence AcademyOutwood Academy FoxhillsEngineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The school's vision of 'every child, every chance, every day' is an important focus for leaders at this school. Staff have high expectations and support pupils to be the best they can be. Consequently, the majority of pupils achieve well. Pupils are happy and feel safe. They are friendly and welcoming.
The school prioritises supporting pupils to 'find their voice'.' Pupils learn to become skilled communicators so that they can discuss their views and ideas. They listen sensitively to others. For example, at lunchtime, staff give pupils prompts to help support discussion between them. This helps to build positive relationships between pupils and their peers.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is taking steps to strengthen the curriculum. The curriculum is ambitious. It builds in a logical order from pupils' starting points. Subject leaders have secure subject knowledge, and this supports their curriculum thinking. In most subjects, the school has identified the key knowledge and vocabulary that pupils should learn. In these subjects, teachers revisit this knowledge so that pupils remember it long-term. However, in a small number of subjects, such as design and technology and physical education, key knowledge is less clear. Where this is the case, pupils cannot talk confidently about their learning.
In the majority of lessons, teachers provide clear explanations to pupils. They create purposeful opportunities for pupils to discuss their thinking and to practise and consolidate their learning. Most staff use assessment well to identify pupils who may need more challenge or support. However, there are inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is taught. This means that in some lessons, the intended learning is not clear and teachers do not use pupils' prior knowledge carefully enough to plan appropriate tasks and activities.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
27.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 74% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 79% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
18
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Berkeley Primary School
After School Clubs Autumn Term 2026
16 Sep 2026
Individual School Photograph
16 Sep 2026
Open Classroom for Parents
16 Sep 2026
Cross Country Fun Run Y3-6
16 Sep 2026
After School Clubs Summer Term 2026
24 Apr 2026
Inspire Afternoon Schedule for Summer Term 2026
2 Apr 2026
From Berkeley Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Berkeley Primary School.
- Premier Education WAC @ Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue1000m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Berkeley Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Berkeley Primary School is in North Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to North Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Lincolnshire is 7.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
579 pupils
629 places
50 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Scunthorpe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Scunthorpe
Across North Lincolnshire council
Places available
2,109
Applications
1,566
Got 1st preference
96.7%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across North Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(16)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
112
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
22.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
583
Total Pupils
289
Boys
294
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
22.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,854
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,215
Per pupil
£3402k
Total funding
£247k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
514
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Berkeley Primary School
Questions parents ask about Berkeley Primary School
What are SATs results like at Berkeley Primary School?
Of the pupils at Berkeley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Berkeley Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Berkeley Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
What is the catchment area for Berkeley Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Berkeley Primary School is oversubscribed, North Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Berkeley Primary School?
Berkeley Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 629 places.
How big are the classes at Berkeley Primary School?
Classes at Berkeley Primary School average 27.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Berkeley Primary School?
Berkeley Primary School has around 583 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Berkeley Primary School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Berkeley Primary School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Berkeley Primary School?
Apply through North Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Berkeley Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Berkeley Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Berkeley Primary School: Premier Education WAC @ Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue (1000m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Berkeley Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Lincolnshire is 7.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Berkeley Primary School?
Berkeley Primary School is at Marsden Drive, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 8AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)