Priory Lane Community School is a state-maintained primary school in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom with 304 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 3 October 2023. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant Level 2 SRP (closes 26 November).
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Head
Joanne Leighton, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
304 pupils · 46% girls · 36.2% eligible for free school meals · 15.5% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
41 (13.5%) on SEN support · 14 (4.6%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are looking for teaching assistants who:Have a proven ability to support pupils with SEND needs effectively through the use of dynamic & engaging techniques.Have the ability to…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
61%
10%
2023/24
63%
10%
2022/23
59%
14%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
3 October 2023
Graded inspection
Good
10 February 2021
Monitoring visit
Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
8 October 2019
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
14.0
21.7
–
0
£48,285
2024/25
15.6
19.7
17%
0
£45,652
2023/24
16.6
19.8
12%
0
£42,330
2022/23
19.0
18.8
28%
0
£41,582
2021/22
19.0
19.1
22%
0
£41,746
2020/21
17.0
22.6
0%
0
£42,454
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
14.9
26.0
0%
0
£43,250
2018/19
20.0
18.8
41%
0
£40,179
2017/18
20.2
19.7
30%
0
£37,640
2016/17
17.2
22.6
11%
0
£38,314
2015/16
18.3
21.3
26%
1
£34,842
2014/15
17.8
20.9
35%
0
£35,792
2013/14
14.6
26.7
31%
0
£34,314
2012/13
15.6
25.4
26%
0
£33,658
2010/11
6.1
26.7
0%
0
£37,706
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.8%
2.2%
20.8%
1.9%
2024/25
5.5%
1.7%
15.4%
0.0%
2023/24
5.5%
1.9%
17.7%
0.6%
2022/23
7.5%
1.6%
24.3%
1.9%
2021/22
6.9%
1.6%
22.8%
0.3%
2020/21
4.0%
1.1%
11.0%
1.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.3%
0.9%
12.3%
0.0%
2017/18
5.3%
0.7%
15.7%
0.0%
2016/17
3.9%
0.5%
7.8%
0.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 4 support. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant Level 2 (2), Teaching Assistant Level 2 SRP (2), Teacher. Last advertised September 2026.
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