Willoughby Road Primary Academy

Willoughby Road Primary Academy demonstrates effective maintenance of its standards since the last inspection, showcasing a nurturing environment with high expectations for all students. The curriculum has been significantly refined, including a strong focus on oracy and phonics, which contributes to positive engagement and behaviour among pupils. The school excels in providing pastoral support and fostering a respectful learning atmosphere, empowering students to contribute to their community.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils to learn and succeed
• Carefully designed curriculum with a focus on oracy and phonics
• Effective pastoral support prioritizing students' emotional wellbeing
• Positive and respectful interactions among pupils and staff
• Strong engagement with the local community through various activities

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils' grammar, punctuation, spelling and handwriting knowledge is not secure

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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Willoughby Road Primary 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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.5% 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, 21.0% of pupils at Willoughby Road Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy received £7,190 and spent £6,975 for each of its 283 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £386,000 (£1,367 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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

Willoughby Road Primary Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Melior Community Academy Scunthorpe
• The Vale Academy Brigg
• Worlaby Academy Brigg
• Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Doncaster
• Goole Academy Goole
• Ash Hill Academy Doncaster
• Crookesbroom Primary Academy Doncaster
• Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster
• Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster
• Grange Lane Infant Academy Doncaster

What is Willoughby Road Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Willoughby Road Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Willoughby Road Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Willoughby Road Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Willoughby Road Primary Academy have?

Willoughby Road Primary Academy has 248 pupils on roll.

What age range does Willoughby Road Primary Academy cover?

Willoughby Road Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Willoughby Road Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Willoughby Road Primary Academy?

Willoughby Road Primary Academy is at Willoughby Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 2NF.