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The St Lawrence Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe DN15 7DF · tsla.co.uk · 01724 842447
On the mapSearch near DN15 7DF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 789
- 96% of 825 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 57.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 112 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 168 | 144 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 156 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 165 | 182 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 179 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 29.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Lincolnshire it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 50 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 36.1 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | — |
| Employment | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −4.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The St Lawrence Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 163
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 98% who raised concerns
based on 24 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (12%) with SEND