Crosby Primary School
Normanby Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 6AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Richardson-Lumley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 577
- Pupils on roll
- 535
- URN
- 117934
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724844216
About this school
Crosby Primary School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 535 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 66 | 71 | 73 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 39% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 45% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 55% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 49% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Crosby 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 | 53% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 525 |
| 2023/24 | 539 |
| 2024/25 | 546 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crosby Primary School compares
Crosby Primary School ranked 47th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7.9% | 43.3% | 535 | — |
| Scunthorpe CofE Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 45.2% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue | 60% | 5.8% | 52.1% | 651 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy | 77% | 4% | 20.9% | 349 | 1.0 miles |
| Frodingham Infant School | — | 5.6% | 44.2% | 192 | 1.0 miles |
| Berkeley Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 29.6% | 583 | 1.1 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)
- 43.25%
- English as an additional language
- 64.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 25.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scunthorpe CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
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Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
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Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Frodingham Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Berkeley Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Crosby Primary School ranks 25th 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
- 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
- Holme Valley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crosby Primary School teach?
- Crosby Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Crosby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crosby Primary School is Miss Sarah Richardson-Lumley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crosby Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crosby 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 big is Crosby Primary School?
- Crosby Primary School has 535 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crosby Primary School full?
- Crosby Primary School has capacity for 577 pupils and 535 on roll (93%), 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 Crosby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crosby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crosby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crosby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Crosby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crosby Primary School rank locally?
- Crosby Primary School ranked 47th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crosby Primary School's absence rate?
- Crosby Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crosby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crosby 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.