OFSTED
16 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 March 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 June 2023
6 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
16 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Trust
ST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
789
789 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
389
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
400
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.4 pts
above England
School
48.2%
North Lincolnshire
29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
36.9 pts
above England
School
57.2%
North Lincolnshire
14.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Lincolnshire
0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.1%
261
Any other White background
23.8%
188
Bangladeshi
11.5%
91
Any other ethnic group
10.8%
85
Any other Asian background
4.9%
39
Pakistani
4.7%
37
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.4%
137 of
789 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.1
1.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.42 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.30 pts
higher than
England
School
10.52%
North Lincolnshire
5.72%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.73 pts
higher than
England
School
30.55%
North Lincolnshire
14.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.33 pts
higher than
England
School
5.13%
North Lincolnshire
1.40%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.6%
3.3 pts
above England
The St Lawrence Academy
95.6%
North Lincolnshire
84.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.