The St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades The St Lawrence Academy on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is an inclusive school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development of pupils is a thread that runs through all activities within the school, including the academic curriculum."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Generally, pupils achieve well from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have devised an attendance strategy that is evidence informed and suitable for the context of the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have devised a curriculum that is tailored to the school's context and pupils' needs."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, understand the school's context, strengths and areas for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum and that this achievement is reflected in national tests"; "Leaders should continue their work to ensure that the curriculum is delivered consistently well and that teachers consistently identify and address any gaps in knowledge"; "Leaders should continue their work to improve pupils' attendance so that pupils' attendance continues to increase".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted and extremely proud to be the Headteacher of The St Lawrence Academy. Our academy is shaped by a strong Christian ethos and a celebration of our rich cultural diversity, creating an environment where we help every student achieve their full potential and feel a true sense of belonging."

In 2026, pupils at The St Lawrence Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.7 in North Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.42: pupils made 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 38.3, against 47.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 112 families put The St Lawrence Academy as their first choice and 222 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 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 secondary schools to The St Lawrence Academy are Outwood Academy Foxhills (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.1); Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); Outwood Academy Brumby (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and Melior Community Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4).

The St Lawrence Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The St Lawrence Academy is one of 4 schools run by St Lawrence Academies Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

163 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The St Lawrence Academy (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

48.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (22%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

The nearest railway station is Scunthorpe Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Lawrence Academy (opposite), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The St Lawrence Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 449 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, The St Lawrence Academy issued 538 suspensions, 66.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The St Lawrence Academy are Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue (0.3 miles), Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles), Berkeley Primary School (0.5 miles) and Scunthorpe CofE Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.