Frederick Gough School, Scunthorpe

In 2026, pupils at Frederick Gough School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.7 in North Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.6: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.9, against 45.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 295 families put Frederick Gough School as their first choice and 463 named it as one of their preferences, for 262 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Frederick Gough School are St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.8); Melior Community Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4); Outwood Academy Brumby (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8).

Frederick Gough School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 262 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Scunthorpe Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grange Lane South (outside), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 243 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Lincolnshire (41), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Frederick Gough School issued 150 suspensions, 11.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Frederick Gough School are The Grange Primary School (0.3 miles), Holme Valley Primary School (0.3 miles), Oakfield Primary School (0.5 miles) and St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.