Community school · North Lincolnshire

Frederick Gough School

11–16Ages
1,334Pupils
SecondaryPhase
118097URN

Grange Lane South, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

463 applications for 262 places · 8th of 13 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.2of 90

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

11th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 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

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

463 applications · 262 places offered · 295 named it first

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

This school
North Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	262	463	1.8	295	1.13
Sep 2025	268	483	1.8	326	1.22
Sep 2024	268	509	1.9	349	1.30
Sep 2023	269	511	1.9	335	1.25
Sep 2022	268	474	1.8	336	1.25
Sep 2021	270	428	1.6	295	1.09
Sep 2020	269	478	1.8	321	1.19
Sep 2019	269	462	1.7	323	1.20
Sep 2018	269	471	1.8	324	1.20
Sep 2017	269	486	1.8	342	1.27
Sep 2016	269	465	1.7	331	1.23
Sep 2015	263	396	1.5	290	1.10
Sep 2014	234	375	1.6	229	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

261 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.211th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%13th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

North Lincolnshire 68% England 66%

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.60

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	261	42.2	36%	60%	–
2024/25	266	42.2	37%	56%	–
2023/24	262	39.2	29%	49%	−0.60
2022/23	267	43.4	38%	64%	−0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Frederick Gough SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Melior Community Academy
2.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Brumby
2.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
3.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

41.8Attainment 8
The St Lawrence Academy
3.8 km · North Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Foxhills
4.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The Vale Academy
9.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Kirton Academy
9.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 39.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118097 · 813/4087
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,345 pupils · 1,334 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grange Lane South, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources