Outwood Junior Academy Brumby
Queensway, Scunthorpe, DN16 2HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Tait
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 146267
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724865644
About this school
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby is a primary academy in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 436 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 127 | 118 | 111 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 66% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 56% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Outwood Junior Academy Brumby 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 | 64% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 463 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Junior Academy Brumby compares
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby ranked 22nd of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.1% | 49.8% | 436 | — |
| Bushfield Road Infant School | — | 6.9% | 34.6% | 173 | 0.2 miles |
| Lincoln Gardens Primary School | 46% | 5.2% | 38.6% | 405 | 0.5 miles |
| Frodingham Infant School | — | 5.6% | 44.2% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 74% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 327 | 0.8 miles |
| Priory Lane Community School | 61% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 304 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.78%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 14.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bushfield Road Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Lincoln Gardens Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Frodingham Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Priory Lane Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby ranks 11th 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 year groups does Outwood Junior Academy Brumby teach?
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Junior Academy Brumby?
- The headteacher of Outwood Junior Academy Brumby is Mr Steve Tait, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Junior Academy Brumby last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Junior Academy Brumby, 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 Outwood Junior Academy Brumby?
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Outwood Junior Academy Brumby full?
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby has capacity for 480 pupils and 436 on roll (91%), 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 Outwood Junior Academy Brumby a faith school?
- No. Outwood Junior Academy Brumby has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwood Junior Academy Brumby have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Outwood Junior Academy Brumby as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Outwood Junior Academy Brumby?
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Junior Academy Brumby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Junior Academy Brumby rank locally?
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby ranked 22nd of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Junior Academy Brumby's absence rate?
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Junior Academy Brumby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Junior Academy Brumby'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 10 July 2026.