Priory Lane Community School
Priory Lane, Scunthorpe, DN17 1HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Leighton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 398
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 117756
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724844812
About this school
Priory Lane Community School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 304 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Priory Lane Community 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 51 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 59% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Priory Lane Community 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 | 59% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 329 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priory Lane Community School compares
Priory Lane Community School ranked 30th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 304 | — |
| Westcliffe Primary School | 58% | 5.6% | 54.7% | 322 | 0.5 miles |
| Lincoln Gardens Primary School | 46% | 5.2% | 38.6% | 405 | 0.6 miles |
| Willoughby Road Primary Academy | 67% | 5.1% | 45.1% | 248 | 0.7 miles |
| Oakfield Primary School | 87% | 5.1% | 45.3% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| Enderby Road Infant School | — | 5% | 32.6% | 112 | 0.8 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)
- 43.18%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westcliffe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Lincoln Gardens Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Willoughby Road Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Oakfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Enderby Road Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Priory Lane Community School ranks 14th 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 Priory Lane Community School teach?
- Priory Lane Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Priory Lane Community School?
- The headteacher of Priory Lane Community School is Mrs Joanne Leighton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Priory Lane Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priory Lane Community 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 Priory Lane Community School?
- Priory Lane Community School has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Priory Lane Community School full?
- Priory Lane Community School has capacity for 398 pupils and 304 on roll (76%), 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 Priory Lane Community School a faith school?
- No. Priory Lane Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Priory Lane Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Priory Lane Community School as having nursery classes.
- How have Priory Lane Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Priory Lane Community School compare with other schools in North Lincolnshire?
- Priory Lane Community School ranked 30th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Priory Lane Community School's absence rate?
- Priory Lane Community School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priory Lane Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priory Lane Community 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.