Messingham Primary School
Briggate Drive, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3TNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Messingham Primary School is a primary school in Scunthorpe for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 90 schools in North Lincolnshire. It ranks 6th of 27 primary schools in Scunthorpe. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2012.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 December 2012, report published 23 January 2013
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 16 May 2023
Pupils enjoy learning at this positive, purposeful and happy school. They attend school regularly. They are polite and eager to talk about the things they enjoy doing at school. Pupils are engaged in their lessons. They are proud to represent their school in leadership roles such as wildlife and library ambassadors. Pupils are generally kind to one another and bullying is rare. They feel confident if they have a problem, staff in school will support them. At social times, pupils play actively with one another. There are a wide range of clubs, including many sports clubs, that pupils enjoy attending after school. Leaders and staff are ambitious for pupils. They encourage pupils to work hard in their lessons. Leaders of individual subjects are knowledgeable. Leaders ensure pupils are taught a wide range of important concepts in lessons such as how to calculate the area of irregular shapes in mathematics. However, in some subjects, leaders are not regularly checking that pupils are secure with their learning. Assessment in some subjects, such as physical education (PE) does not yet check that pupils' learning is being remembered. Leaders have created positive relationships with members of the local community. Staff and pupils have welcomed many new families to the school in recent months. Many parents and carers say they would recommend the school to others. However, some parents feel that communication between home and school could be improved.
What the school should improve
- Teachers do not routinely check pupils' learning in some subjects. As a result, gaps in pupils' knowledge are not always identified. Leaders should ensure that teachers regularly check pupils' understanding of what they have learned in order to plan subsequent steps in learning.
- The curriculum does not develop pupils' understanding of aspects of British values in sufficient depth. Pupils do not understand how values such as democracy and the rule of law apply to them. Leaders should enhance the curriculum to deepen pupils' knowledge in these areas in order to better prepare them for life in modern Britain.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
48 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
249 pupils on roll, with places for 294
Schools near Messingham Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottesford Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Bottesford Infant School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | Not published |
| Holme Valley Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 90% met the expected standard |
| Leys Farm Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Willoughby Road Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Hutchings
- Phone
- 01724762818
- Address
- Briggate Drive, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3TN
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- URN
- 117741
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.