Academy sponsor led · North Lincolnshire

The St Lawrence Academy

11–16Ages
789Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
135674URN

Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

222 applications for 120 places · 5th of 13 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.5of 90

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

8th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 23 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
1 March 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
6 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

222 applications · 120 places offered · 112 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2024 1.6; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2023 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2022 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2021 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2020 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2019 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2018 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2017 2.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 2.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2015 2.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2014 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the North Lincolnshire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	120	222	1.9	112	0.93
Sep 2025	168	239	1.4	144	0.86
Sep 2024	165	263	1.6	156	0.95
Sep 2023	165	298	1.8	182	1.10
Sep 2022	165	298	1.8	179	1.08
Sep 2021	165	272	1.7	168	1.02
Sep 2020	165	287	1.7	197	1.19
Sep 2019	150	265	1.8	166	1.11
Sep 2018	151	308	2.0	197	1.30
Sep 2017	150	323	2.2	189	1.26
Sep 2016	150	366	2.4	218	1.45
Sep 2015	143	331	2.3	193	1.35
Sep 2014	146	282	1.9	177	1.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

147 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.58th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%10th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

North Lincolnshire 68% England 66%

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.42

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	147	43.5	43%	68%	–
2024/25	160	41.1	29%	53%	–
2023/24	144	36.6	31%	50%	−0.42
2022/23	147	41.2	34%	61%	−0.18

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

The St Lawrence AcademyThis school
This school

2026

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

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
1.6 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

41.8Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Brumby
2.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Melior Community Academy
2.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Frederick Gough School
3.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Winterton Community Academy
8.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
The Axholme Academy
10.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135674 · 813/6905
Trust: St Lawrence Academies Trust Ltd
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 825 pupils · 789 on roll
Free school meals: 48.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Replaced: High Ridge School Specialist Sports College (URN 118098)
Address: Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

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