Scunthorpe CofE Primary School, Scunthorpe

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Scunthorpe CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Scunthorpe CofE Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Scunthorpe CofE Primary School are Crosby Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 56% maths); Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Frodingham Infant School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement); and Bushfield Road Infant School (1 mile, Requires improvement).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Scunthorpe CofE Primary School.

40.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 70.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (40%) and White British (24%).

Scunthorpe CofE Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Scunthorpe Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Just Tyres (outside), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Scunthorpe CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 425 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.

In 2024/25, Scunthorpe CofE Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Scunthorpe CofE Primary School are Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire (0.3 miles), The St Lawrence Academy (0.7 miles), Outwood Academy Foxhills (0.9 miles) and Outwood Academy Brumby (1.1 miles).