The Gainsborough Academy is a secondary school located in Gainsborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 07/12/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.3%, which is 4.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sweyn Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Website: www.thegainsboroughacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01427612411
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachael Skelton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145954

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 617
Number of Boys: 327
Number of Girls: 290

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 27.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.65 Confidence interval -0.88 to -0.43
Of the 134 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 129 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:3%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:19%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:35.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.66
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gainsborough Nursery School
North Marsh Road , DN21 2RR 		4out of 4 1,785 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Wood Academy
The Avenue , DN21 1EH 		2out of 4 1,058 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School
Baines Road , DN21 1TE 		3out of 4 1,168 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
White's Wood Academy
Whites Wood Lane , DN21 1TJ 		2out of 4 1,186 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Heapham Road , DN21 1SW 		4out of 4 1,349 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Acland Street , DN21 2LN 		3out of 4 1,740 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gainsborough Academy
Sweyn Lane , DN21 1PB 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Morton Terrace , DN21 2ST 		4out of 4 1,637 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Sweyn Lane , DN21 1PB 		3out of 4 430 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Handel House Preparatory School
The Northolme , DN21 2JB 		- not rated 1,427 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Middlefield Lane , DN21 1PU 		3out of 4 1,482 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Good Apple Independent
Unit 3 Granary House , Acland Street DN21 2NS 		- not rated 2,000 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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