Schools in Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe has 55 schools in the catchment.school database, covering 34 primaries and 8 secondaries across North Lincolnshire. Admissions are administered by North Lincolnshire Council, which publishes annual catchment maps and oversubscription criteria in its Composite Prospectus each September. Twelve schools in Scunthorpe are faith schools - mainly Church of England and Roman Catholic - each requiring supplementary information forms.

Secondary admissions in Scunthorpe include The Vale Academy, Frederick Gough Academy, South Axholme Academy, and Outwood Academy Foxhills. North Lincolnshire Council uses straight-line distance as the primary oversubscription criterion at community schools once sibling and looked-after children priorities have been applied. Last-offered distances at the most popular secondaries can be under 2.5 miles; families in the surrounding villages of Brigg and Barnetby should check whether their address falls within a Scunthorpe catchment or the separate rural catchment zone.