Primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Alkborough Primary Academy
Whitton Road, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 9JG
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 3 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- Places
- 90
- How full
- 63% full — 57 of 90 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 31 / 26
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Lincolnshire 005D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ISLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sean Woolley
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Burton upon Stather & Winterton
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- URN
- 151798
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winteringham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2022 | 81% | 2.8 mi |
| Burton-Upon-Stather Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3 mi |
| Winterton Church of England Infants' SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 3.4 mi |
| Winterton Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 62% | 3.5 mi |
| Luddington & Garthorpe PrimaryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 83% | 4.6 mi |
| Hunsley PrimaryFree schools | Good 2023 | 66% | 4.7 mi |
| Brough Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 52% | 4.9 mi |
| Reedness Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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