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Winterton Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Newport Drive, Winterton, Scunthorpe DN15 9QD · wintertonca.com · 01724 732777
On the mapSearch near DN15 9QD
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 477
- 66% of 720 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 78 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 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 82 | 80 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 92 | 90 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 123 | 123 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 99 | 84 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 37.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.87 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 45.8 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 28 | −4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 3.7 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.9 | +6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Winterton Community Academy on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2009Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 61
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (33%) with SEND