St Hugh's Special School
Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Kenyon
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 138
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 118146
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724842960
About this school
St Hugh's Special School is a community special school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 160 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.58 -2.10 to -1.07 | -1.65 -2.18 to -1.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.2% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.2% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Hugh's Special 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 | 0.9 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.3 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.4 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.68%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.84%
- Persistent absence
- 22.22%
Location
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-
St Luke's Primary School0.9 miles
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-
Trent View College1.0 miles
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Tle Independent School1.2 miles
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- St Luke's Primary School Special schools
- Tle Independent School Special schools
- Trent View College Free Schools
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Hugh's Special School teach?
- St Hugh's Special School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of St Hugh's Special School?
- The headteacher of St Hugh's Special School is Mr Jonathan Kenyon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Hugh's Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Hugh's Special 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 St Hugh's Special School?
- St Hugh's Special School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Hugh's Special School full?
- St Hugh's Special School has capacity for 138 pupils and 160 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 St Hugh's Special School a faith school?
- No. St Hugh's Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does St Hugh's Special School have?
- The schools register lists St Hugh's Special School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Hugh's Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.9 in 2022/23 and 1.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Hugh's Special School's absence rate?
- St Hugh's Special School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Hugh's Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Hugh's Special 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.