The Grange Primary School
Cornwall Rd, Ashby, Scunthorpe, DN16 3AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Francesca Mawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 140626
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724843601
About this school
The Grange Primary School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Grange Primary 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 57 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 32% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 51% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 51% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 53% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 The Grange 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 | 42% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 384 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange Primary School compares
The Grange Primary School ranked 43rd of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 8.6% | 56.6% | 359 | — |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 74% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 327 | 0.4 miles |
| Holme Valley Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 16.4% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 17.8% | 313 | 0.6 miles |
| Oakfield Primary School | 87% | 5.1% | 45.3% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| Lincoln Gardens Primary School | 46% | 5.2% | 38.6% | 405 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.63%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.61%
- Persistent absence
- 30%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Holme Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Oakfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Lincoln Gardens Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
The Grange Primary School ranks 22nd 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 The Grange Primary School teach?
- The Grange Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Grange Primary School is Miss Francesca Mawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grange 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 many pupils are at The Grange Primary School?
- The Grange Primary School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Grange Primary School full?
- The Grange Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 359 on roll (85%), 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 The Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Grange Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 49% 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 Grange Primary School compare with other schools in North Lincolnshire?
- The Grange Primary School ranked 43rd of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- The Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange 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 1 July 2026.