Willoughby Road Primary Academy

Willoughby Road Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, Willoughby Road Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 283 pupils aged 3 to 11. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% 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 Willoughby Road Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 21 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 25.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 45% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Willoughby Road Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.