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The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

Community school · Gainsborough · DN21 1TE

Ages 4–11 · 189 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

5.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
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 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

189 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
189
Boys / girls
94 / 95
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
189 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
51.3%
FSM pupils
97
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Simmonds

Location

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

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 189 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 51.3%.

Open schools in Gainsborough
26
Primary schools in Gainsborough
18
Academies among open schools in Gainsborough
46% (12)
Open schools in DN21
27
Primary in DN21
18
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

Nearby primary 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

  • White's Wood Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gainsborough · DN21 1TJ · Lincolnshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM64.6%

    0.1 miles away

  • Benjamin Adlard Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gainsborough · DN21 1DB · Lincolnshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM62.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Castle Wood Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gainsborough · DN21 1EH · Lincolnshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM35.3%

    0.9 miles away

  • Mercer's Wood Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gainsborough · DN21 2PD · Lincolnshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM75.8%

    1.2 miles away

  • Morton Trentside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    GAINSBOROUGH · DN21 3AH · Lincolnshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM30.9%

    1.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Simmonds
Telephone
01427613812
Website
http://www.charles-baines.lincs.sch.uk

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