The Grange Primary School, Scunthorpe

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades The Grange Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the curriculum across the school is broad, balanced and well-sequenced."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the importance of supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and other barriers to their learning or wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the school's context."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a well-planned and sequenced curriculum offer for personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Achievement levels differ across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Leaders generally take appropriate action to improve attendance, but some of this work is in its early stages."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to identify and close gaps in pupils' knowledge and skills so that they attain more highly, particularly pupils in key stage 2"; "Leaders should ensure that they sustain their efforts to improve pupils' attendance so that all pupils attend regularly and do not miss out on important learning".

In its own words: "At The Grange Primary School, we pride ourselves on an ethos and culture built on firm foundations of trust and positive relationships; relationships that are built, nurtured and restored between all members of the school community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at The Grange Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 51% in reading and 51% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put The Grange Primary School as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Grange Primary School are St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 74% maths); Holme Valley Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 98% reading, 95% maths); St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 77% maths); and Oakfield Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than The Grange Primary School.

53.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 69 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 10 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Scunthorpe Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tensing Road (opposite), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Grange 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 244 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, The Grange Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Grange Primary School are Frederick Gough School (0.3 miles), St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles), Outwood Academy Brumby (1.1 miles) and Melior Community Academy (1.3 miles).