The St Lawrence Academy
Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Principal
- Mr Daniel Ellerby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 825
- Pupils on roll
- 789
- URN
- 135674
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724842447
About this school
The St Lawrence Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 789 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 144 | 160 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 36.6 | 41.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.18 -0.42 to +0.06 | -0.42 -0.65 to -0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 30.6% | 29.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 50% | 52.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 11.1% | 11.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
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 The St Lawrence Academy 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 | 41.2 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.1 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 798 |
| 2024/25 | 806 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The St Lawrence Academy compares
The St Lawrence Academy ranked 9th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.1 | 10.5% | 44.9% | 789 | — |
| Outwood Academy Foxhills | 40.4 | 8.6% | 32% | 721 | 0.7 miles |
| Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire | 38.2 | 7.9% | 33.6% | 318 | 1.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Brumby | 43 | 8.1% | 44.9% | 697 | 1.2 miles |
| Melior Community Academy | 43.1 | 11.1% | 45.9% | 747 | 1.4 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 47.8 | 6.9% | 29.6% | 694 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
- 1 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report6 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.91%
- English as an additional language
- 54.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.52%
- Persistent absence
- 30.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Foxhills0.7 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire1.0 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Outwood Academy Brumby1.2 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Melior Community Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
The St Lawrence Academy ranks 6th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Scunthorpe.
- Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire Secondary
- Frederick Gough School Secondary
- Melior Community Academy Secondary
- Outwood Academy Brumby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Foxhills Secondary
- St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Winterton Community Academy Secondary
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Infant School Primary
- Bottesford Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The St Lawrence Academy teach?
- The St Lawrence Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the principal of The St Lawrence Academy?
- The principal of The St Lawrence Academy is Mr Daniel Ellerby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The St Lawrence Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The St Lawrence Academy, 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 The St Lawrence Academy?
- The St Lawrence Academy has 789 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The St Lawrence Academy full?
- The St Lawrence Academy has capacity for 825 pupils and 789 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The St Lawrence Academy a faith school?
- Yes. The St Lawrence Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Is The St Lawrence Academy a selective school?
- No. The St Lawrence Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The St Lawrence Academy?
- The St Lawrence Academy is part of ST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The St Lawrence Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 41.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The St Lawrence Academy rank locally?
- The St Lawrence Academy ranked 9th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The St Lawrence Academy's absence rate?
- The St Lawrence Academy's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The St Lawrence Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The St Lawrence Academy'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 1 July 2026.