Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire·DN15 8BU
Composite score
54.7
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#5,582
National rank
#553
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#19
In North Lincolnshire
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
26 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
56
any preference, for 27 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020241.0020250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
356
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
66.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,565
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy

Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 356 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 20.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 27 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 25.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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