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West Butterwick C of E Primary Academy

Primary · Scunthorpe · DN17 3LB

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Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 31 October 2023

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At a glance

53 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
26.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.westbutterwickceprimary.co.uk
URN
151080

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 8 families named it first for 7 Reception places, 1.14 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2022 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 31 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.14 first-choice applications per place

7 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2022 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2022 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

8 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers43.5%
North Lincolnshire average64.4%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Digby Church of England SchoolLincoln · 35 miles awayOutstanding88%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenClitheroe · 68 miles awayGood43%
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullSturminster Newton · 190 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Newton Flotman Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich · 108 miles awayExpected standard57%
Wirksworth Junior SchoolMatlock · 47 miles awayGood44%
Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary SchoolBrampton · 123 miles awayGood50%
Parkend Primary SchoolLydney · 144 miles awayGood83%
Dennington Church of England Primary SchoolWoodbridge · 124 miles awayGood42%
Coniston CofE Primary SchoolConiston · 111 miles awayGood27%
Barrow CofE Primary SchoolChester · 88 miles awayExpected standard33%
Sharneyford Primary SchoolBacup · 60 miles awayExpected standard30%
Holy Cross Church of England Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 78 miles awayGood40%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 100% (North Lincolnshire 77%, England 60%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Lincolnshire: 2.08 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £64,721; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,021
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£89,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.4%62.3%
Social housing12.6%17.1%
Privately rented11%20.5%
Detached houses58.9%22.9%
Flats4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013253 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,00047 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£159,500–£322,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (31)£290,000
Semi-detached (12)£132,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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