Kirton Academy
Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
406 pupils · 47% of 870 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 47%
Ofsted
Inadequate (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 April 2022, published 8 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 18.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 74 | 66 | 133 | 74 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 65 | 59 | 118 | 65 |
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
- Frederick Gough School 9.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sir John Nelthorpe School 10.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Vale Academy 10.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy 11 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Melior Community Academy 11.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Outwood Academy Brumby 11.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.