Willoughby Road Primary Academy, Scunthorpe
Willoughby Road Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Scunthorpe, part of Delta Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 27 schools in Scunthorpe with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was 75% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- 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
Willoughby Road Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Willoughby Road Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% 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 79% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Willoughby Road Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Willoughby Road Primary Academy as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Willoughby Road Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Willoughby Road Primary Academy are Leys Farm Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 57% maths); Enderby Road Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Oakfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); and Bottesford Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 71% maths).
Willoughby Road Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Leys Farm Junior SchoolEnderby Road Infant SchoolOakfield Primary SchoolBottesford Junior School
The trust
Willoughby Road Primary Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Scunthorpe Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Riddings Junior School (opposite), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Willoughby Road Primary Academy 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 203 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. 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, Willoughby Road Primary Academy issued 8 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Willoughby Road Primary Academy are Melior Community Academy (0.8 miles), Frederick Gough School (0.9 miles), St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1 mile) and Outwood Academy Brumby (1.5 miles).
Melior Community AcademyFrederick Gough SchoolSt Bede's Catholic Voluntary AcademyOutwood Academy Brumby
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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 agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Willoughby Road Primary Academy creates a caring, inclusive environment where pupils are supported to feel safe and manage their behaviour well. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and skilfully adapt tasks to meet individual pupil needs, helping all learners - including those with SEND - to achieve well. The school offers a rich range of clubs, visits and community involvement that brings learning to life and develops pupils' talents and interests.
Key Strengths
- Well-established approach to teaching phonics and reading with strong modelling and fluency development
- Secure teacher subject knowledge with effective use of questioning to check and strengthen pupils' understanding
- Caring and nurturing environment with strong pastoral support and connections to external services
- Consistent behaviour management approach with well-established routines from Nursery onwards
- Comprehensive personal development offer with meaningful enrichment activities and leadership opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' grammar, spelling, handwriting and punctuation knowledge is not secure
- Need for further embedding of the early writing curriculum to help pupils build writing skills progressively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide range of clubs, educational visits, community involvement (harvest festival donations to food bank), sports ambassador roles, school council leadership roles
Willoughby Road Primary Academy has maintained the good standards from its previous inspection. The school has a carefully designed curriculum with high expectations for all pupils to learn well and succeed.
At a Glance
41.1%
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 remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 75% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
27.4
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Willoughby Road Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in North Lincolnshire
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Willoughby Road Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Willoughby Road Primary Academy 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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
75%
Available places
264 pupils
350 places
86 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(3)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
52
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
24.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
248
Total Pupils
131
Boys
117
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
20.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,635
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,974
Per pupil
£1835k
Total funding
£179k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
13.2%
Persistent absence
243
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
Willoughby Road Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Willoughby Road Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Willoughby Road Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Willoughby Road Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Willoughby Road Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Willoughby Road Primary Academy 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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Willoughby Road Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 350 places.
How big are the classes at Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Classes at Willoughby Road Primary Academy average 24.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Willoughby Road Primary Academy has around 248 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Willoughby Road Primary Academy in 2024/25. 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Apply through North Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Willoughby Road Primary Academy 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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Willoughby Road Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy?
Willoughby Road Primary Academy is at Willoughby Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 2NF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)