Messingham Primary School
Briggate Drive, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3TN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Hutchings
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 294
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 117741
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724762818
About this school
Messingham Primary School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 249 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Messingham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 41 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Messingham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Messingham Primary School compares
Messingham Primary School ranked 16th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 249 | — |
| Bottesford Junior School | 48% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 263 | 1.7 miles |
| Bottesford Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.1% | 210 | 1.7 miles |
| Holme Valley Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 16.4% | 417 | 1.9 miles |
| Leys Farm Junior School | 53% | 5.2% | 40.9% | 124 | 2.0 miles |
| Willoughby Road Primary Academy | 67% | 5.1% | 45.1% | 248 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.2%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 6.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bottesford Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Bottesford Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Holme Valley Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Leys Farm Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Willoughby Road Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Messingham Primary School ranks 9th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Scunthorpe.
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Infant School Primary
- Bottesford Junior School Primary
- Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy Primary
- Bushfield Road Infant School Primary
- Crosby Primary School Primary
- Eastoft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enderby Road Infant School Primary
- Frodingham Infant School Primary
- Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Messingham Primary School teach?
- Messingham Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Messingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Messingham Primary School is Mr Robert Hutchings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Messingham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Messingham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Messingham Primary School?
- Messingham Primary School has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Messingham Primary School full?
- Messingham Primary School has capacity for 294 pupils and 249 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Messingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Messingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Messingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Messingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Messingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Messingham Primary School compare with other schools in North Lincolnshire?
- Messingham Primary School ranked 16th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Messingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Messingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Messingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Messingham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.