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Priory Lane Community School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Priory Lane, Scunthorpe DN17 1HE · priorylanecommunityschool.com · 01724 844812
On the mapSearch near DN17 1HE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Lincolnshire 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 304
- 76% of 398 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 37 places were offered; 97% 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 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Priory Lane Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 45
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (36%) with SEND