Gipsey Bridge Academy

Gipsey Bridge Academy continues to perform well as a good school, displaying a warm and welcoming environment that is characterized by good behavior and strong attendance among pupils. The school shows a commitment to inclusivity, particularly in supporting students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The community appreciates the school's initiatives, such as extracurricular activities and events that foster engagement and learning beyond the classroom. Although the curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, some areas require improved adaptation and assessment practices to maximize pupil learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on reading with a consistent phonics approach.
• Warm and welcoming school culture.
• High levels of pupil attendance and eagerness to learn.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum designed for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective personal development programs aligned with school values.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptation of teaching in some foundation subjects.
• Lack of summative assessment in certain subjects to identify pupil misconceptions.

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 Gipsey Bridge Academy attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Gipsey Bridge Academy 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 Gipsey Bridge Academy had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 9.3% of pupils at Gipsey Bridge Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Gipsey Bridge Academy received £8,301 and spent £8,615 for each of its 92 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £82,000 (£896 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Infinity Academies Trust, income was £7,320 and spending £7,049 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 Boston · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Gipsey Bridge Academy is part of Infinity Academies Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• St Nicholas CE Primary Academy Boston
• St Thomas CofE Primary Academy Boston
• Wyberton Primary Academy Boston
• Spilsby Primary School Spilsby
• The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy Spalding
• Spalding Primary Academy Spalding
• St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby Alford
• Coleby Church of England Primary Academy Lincoln
• Leadenham Church of England Academy Lincoln
• Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy Bourne

What is Gipsey Bridge Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gipsey Bridge Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Gipsey Bridge Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Gipsey Bridge Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Gipsey Bridge Academy have?

Gipsey Bridge Academy has 97 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gipsey Bridge Academy cover?

Gipsey Bridge Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Gipsey Bridge Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gipsey Bridge Academy?

Gipsey Bridge Academy is at Leagate Road, Gipsey Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7BP.