The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School is performing well overall, with effective leadership and a strong commitment to safeguarding. The school's culture promotes safety and inclusivity, resulting in a warm environment where pupils feel valued. Attendance has improved significantly, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, although further work is needed for those with special educational needs. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, and while some areas show effective teaching, consistency across the wider curriculum remains an area for growth.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding practices create a safe environment for pupils.
• Leaders have high expectations for behaviour and attendance.
• The school has an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Pupils develop positive attitudes towards learning, particularly in reading.
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils helps them achieve in line with national averages.
• High-quality adult interactions enhance children's language and communication skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics across key stage 2.
• Some pupils with SEND do not attend school as well as they should.
• Teaching effectiveness varies across some subjects in the wider curriculum.
• Pupils lack a deep understanding of the school's values and fundamental British values.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.3% of pupils at The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 2 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School received £7,859 and spent £2,917 for each of its 282 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £260,000 (£921 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, income was £7,689 and spending £7,482 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Gainsborough · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School is part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School Brigg
• Branston Church of England Infant Academy Lincoln
• Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Ulceby
• East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Grimsby
• The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School Immingham
• Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Sleaford
• Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Lincoln
• Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Lincoln
• St Peter's CofE Primary School Cleethorpes
• The Harrowby Church of England Primary School Grantham

What is The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School have?

The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School has 255 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School cover?

The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School?

The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School is at Acland Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2LN.