The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Acland Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2LN
255 pupils · 81% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 49.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 49% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 25 | 52 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 23 | 47 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 20 | 46 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 50 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 33 | 61 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 43 | 69 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 41 | 82 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 36 | 65 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mercer's Wood Academy 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Castle Wood Academy 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- White's Wood Academy 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.