Messingham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Messingham Primary School is a primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Briggate Drive, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3TN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 249 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 32.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at this positive, purposeful and happy school.”
- “They are polite and eager to talk about the things they enjoy doing at school.”
- “Pupils are engaged in their lessons.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders are not regularly checking that pupils are secure with their learning.”
- “Assessment in some subjects, such as physical education (PE) does not yet check that pupils’ learning is being remembered.”
- “However, some parents feel that communication between home and school could be improved.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Lincolnshire.
- Bottesford Junior School 1.7 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Bottesford Infant School 1.7 mi Not judged
- Holme Valley Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged
- Leys Farm Junior School 2.0 mi Good
- Willoughby Road Primary Academy 2.2 mi Standards maintained
- Enderby Road Infant School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Oakfield Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- The Grange Primary School 2.5 mi Requires improvement