Priory Lane Community School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Priory Lane Community School is a primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Priory Lane, Scunthorpe, DN17 1HE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 304 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff have high expectations of what they expect pupils to learn.”
- “Pupils meet these expectations.”
- “The school welcomes visitors from different career paths to speak to pupils.”
To improve
- “Pupils say that bullying can sometimes happen at their school.”
- “However, the school’s chosen assessments in the wider curriculum are not specifically aligned to the key knowledge pupils learn.”
- “As a result, leaders are not able to precisely identify and address gaps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 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) | 61% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 34 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.
- Westcliffe Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Willoughby Road Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Oakfield Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Enderby Road Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Bushfield Road Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby 0.9 mi Good
- Leys Farm Junior School 0.9 mi Good