Act Fast NL Ltd
Act Fast NL Ltd is an independent special school in Scunthorpe for boys and girls aged 11 to 25. It has 32 pupils and room for 36.
Kieradan Park, North Moor Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3PS01724 856868actfast-nl.co.ukMr Peter Sembiante headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | North Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 1.3 | – | – | – | 43.4 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | – | – | – | 41% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | – | – | – | 62% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.11 | – | – | – | 3.77 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | – | – | 32% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 44 | 31 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 4% | 13% | 0% | 26% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 90% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 74% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acres Independent School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 49 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bottesford Junior School | Council | 1.1 miles | 263 | Not inspected | 36 | Compare |
| Pledge2Learn | Independent | 1.2 miles | 13 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Messingham Primary School | Council | 1.2 miles | 249 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| Bottesford Infant School | Council | 1.2 miles | 210 | No overall grade 2025 | 97 | Compare |
| Leys Farm Junior School | Council | 1.3 miles | 124 | Good 2023 | 19 | Compare |
| Enderby Road Infant School | Council | 1.3 miles | 112 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Willoughby Road Primary Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 248 | Not inspected | 56 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Act Fast NL Ltd a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Act Fast NL Ltd yet.
How good are Act Fast NL Ltd's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 1.3, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Act Fast NL Ltd have?
32 pupils aged 11 to 25 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 36 places, so it is 89% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kieradan Park, North Moor Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3PS
- Telephone
- 01724 856868
- Website
- www.actfast-nl.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Sembiante
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Messingham
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 October 2018 (new provision)
- URN
- 145462 · LAESTAB 8136006
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.