Community school · North Lincolnshire

Priory Lane Community School

3–11Ages
304Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117756URN

Priory Lane, Scunthorpe, DN17 1HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above North Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Lincolnshire

86 applications for 37 places · 5th of 37 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

North Lincolnshire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above North Lincolnshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

86 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2024 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2022 1.6; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2021 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2020 1.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2019 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2018 1.6; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2017 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2016 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2015 1.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2014 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5

This school
North Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	86	2.3	35	0.95
Sep 2025	34	62	1.8	33	0.97
Sep 2024	25	49	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2023	28	49	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2022	39	63	1.6	37	0.95
Sep 2021	32	57	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2020	53	73	1.4	48	0.91
Sep 2019	44	83	1.9	41	0.93
Sep 2018	49	78	1.6	39	0.80
Sep 2017	49	82	1.7	38	0.78
Sep 2016	56	84	1.5	38	0.68
Sep 2015	53	73	1.4	39	0.74
Sep 2014	53	78	1.5	42	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 68% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%30th of 52 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

North Lincolnshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard41%

North Lincolnshire 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

North Lincolnshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

North Lincolnshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

North Lincolnshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

North Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	10%	106	104
2023/24	63%	10%	104	104
2022/23	59%	14%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Priory Lane Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Westcliffe Primary School
0.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lincoln Gardens Primary School
1.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Willoughby Road Primary Academy
1.1 km · North Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary School
1.1 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Enderby Road Infant School
1.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place
Bushfield Road Infant School
1.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby
1.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Leys Farm Junior School
1.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117756 · 813/2143
Capacity: 398 pupils · 304 on roll
Free school meals: 36.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Priory Lane, Scunthorpe, DN17 1HE
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources