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Messingham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Briggate Drive, Messingham, Scunthorpe DN17 3TN · messinghamprimary.co.uk · 01724 762818
On the mapSearch near DN17 3TN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Lincolnshire 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 249
- 85% of 294 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 0.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across North Lincolnshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Messingham Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 82
- 30% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (17%) with SEND