Frodingham Infant School
Rowland Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christina Mallender
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 117748
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724842408
About this school
Frodingham Infant School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frodingham Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Frodingham Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frodingham Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 44.2% | 192 | — |
| Bushfield Road Infant School | — | 6.9% | 34.6% | 173 | 0.5 miles |
| Scunthorpe CofE Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 45.2% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Outwood Junior Academy Brumby | 67% | 5.1% | 49.8% | 436 | 0.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue | 60% | 5.8% | 52.1% | 651 | 0.8 miles |
| Crosby Primary School | 45% | 7.9% | 43.3% | 535 | 1.0 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)
- 44.24%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bushfield Road Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Scunthorpe CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue0.8 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Crosby Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other 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
- Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holme Valley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Frodingham Infant School teach?
- Frodingham Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Frodingham Infant School?
- The headteacher of Frodingham Infant School is Mrs Christina Mallender, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frodingham Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frodingham Infant 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 Frodingham Infant School?
- Frodingham Infant School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Frodingham Infant School full?
- Frodingham Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Frodingham Infant School a faith school?
- No. Frodingham Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Frodingham Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Frodingham Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Frodingham Infant School's absence rate?
- Frodingham Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Frodingham Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Frodingham Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.