Winterton Community Academy
Newport Drive, Winterton, Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WINTERTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Rowlands
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 477
- URN
- 138831
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724732777
About this school
Winterton Community Academy is a secondary academy in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 477 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winterton Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 79 | 100 | 102 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | 46.2 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.26 to +0.37 | -0.31 -0.59 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 42% | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 69% | 63.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 21% | 14.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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 Winterton Community 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 | 50 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 487 |
| 2023/24 | 534 |
| 2024/25 | 504 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winterton Community Academy compares
Winterton Community Academy ranked 5th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 7.6% | 30.4% | 477 | — |
| Outwood Academy Foxhills | 40.4 | 8.6% | 32% | 721 | 4.9 miles |
| Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire | 38.2 | 7.9% | 33.6% | 318 | 5.0 miles |
| South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College | 52.5 | 6.7% | 12% | 2,085 | 5.4 miles |
| The St Lawrence Academy | 41.1 | 10.5% | 44.9% | 789 | 5.5 miles |
| Outwood Academy Brumby | 43 | 8.1% | 44.9% | 697 | 5.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.36%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Foxhills4.9 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire5.0 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College5.4 miles
Secondary · North Ferriby
-
The St Lawrence Academy5.5 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Outwood Academy Brumby5.9 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Winterton Community Academy ranks 2nd 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
- The St Lawrence 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 ages does Winterton Community Academy teach?
- Winterton Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Winterton Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Winterton Community Academy is Mr Kevin Rowlands, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winterton Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winterton Community 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 many pupils are at Winterton Community Academy?
- Winterton Community Academy has 477 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Winterton Community Academy full?
- Winterton Community Academy has capacity for 720 pupils and 477 on roll (66%), 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 Winterton Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Winterton Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Winterton Community Academy a selective school?
- No. Winterton Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Winterton Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Winterton Community Academy is part of WINTERTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Winterton Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50 in 2022/23 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winterton Community Academy compare with other schools in North Lincolnshire?
- Winterton Community Academy ranked 5th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winterton Community Academy's absence rate?
- Winterton Community Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winterton Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winterton Community 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.