Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy is performing well overall, having achieved a 'Good' rating in the recent inspection following a previous 'Requires Improvement' grade. The school shows notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, which are rated as 'Outstanding', where pupils display excellent behaviour and a strong eagerness to learn. Under the leadership of Headteacher David Sidaway and supported by the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, the school is rapidly improving, with a clear approach to addressing challenges faced by some pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Overall, the school is committed to providing a well-rounded education while maintaining high expectations for its students.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, and proud of their school.
• Behaviour and attitudes are rated as outstanding.
• Teachers help pupils practice and remember prior knowledge effectively in most subjects.
• There is a well-organised reading curriculum that supports early learners.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and make significant progress.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a positive learning environment.
• Leaders have a clear vision for the school and are committed to ongoing improvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment information is not used consistently to inform teaching.
• Some early years activities do not reinforce new knowledge effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy had 25.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.9% of pupils at Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy received £6,487 and spent £6,226 for each of its 352 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £152,000 (£434 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,555 and spending £7,362 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Scunthorpe · North Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe
• St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe
• St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe
• St Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Brigg) Brigg
• Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy Lincoln
• Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Grimsby
• St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Lincoln
• St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Lincoln
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Newark
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Mansfield

What is Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy have?

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy has 349 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy cover?

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy?

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Baildon Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 8BU.