Frederick Gough School
Community secondary school in Scunthorpe (North Lincolnshire).
Attainment 8
42.2
▼ 4.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
35.6%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.5%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▲ 1.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.6%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
14.6%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
99%
1,334 / 1,345 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Frederick Gough School is a secondary school located in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,333 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,345. The school is led by Mr Ben Lawrance.
Key facts
- URN
- 118097
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (18 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Harmer | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Marler-Roe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heather Copson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa McDonagh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hannah Wood | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Capon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jo Fairless | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Charlotte Naylor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Sands | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Councillor Helen Rayner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2030 |
| Mr Daniel Fenwick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Brady | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2019 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Caroline Kupfers | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2016 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sharon Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2006 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Main | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2006 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Benjamin Lawrance | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2005 |
| Mr Michael Galey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 1984 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Revd Kate Mitchell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
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