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The Gainsborough Academy

Academy sponsor led · Gainsborough · DN21 1PB

Ages 11–16 · 767 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

29.1

Overall absence

13.2%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-10

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.81
−20+2
Attainment 829.1
English & maths grade 5+9%
English & maths grade 4+23%
EBacc entry27%

EBacc APS: 2.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence13.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)41.1%
Unauthorised7.0%
Authorised absence
6.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
8.8%
Enrolments in measure
754

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

96

Places offered

124

1st-preference offers

96

Total preferences (any rank)
140
Preferred offers (top 3)
111
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill64%

767 pupils · 1,200 places

Pupils on roll
767
Boys / girls
379 / 388
School capacity
1,200
Capacity fill
767 / 1,200 (64%)
Free school meals
65.4%
FSM pupils
502
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Academy trust
WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Sponsor
Wickersley Partnership Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Rachael Skelton

Location

Address
Sweyn Lane
Postcode
DN21 1PB
Town
Gainsborough
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
23 on roll / 23 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 767 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 65.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Gainsborough
26
Secondary schools in Gainsborough
3
Academies among open schools in Gainsborough
46% (12)
Open schools in DN21
27
Secondary in DN21
3
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Secondary in Lincolnshire LA
53

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GainsboroughNear DN21

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachael Skelton
Telephone
01427612411
Website
www.thegainsboroughacademy.org.uk

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