Kirton Lindsey Primary School
Cornwall Street, Kirton Lindsey, Gainsborough, DN21 4EH
This school is closed (it closed in June 2025).
It was replaced by Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Marshall
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 117739
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
About this school
Kirton Lindsey Primary School was a community primary school in Gainsborough. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Kirton Lindsey Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 25 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 40% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 60% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 68% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kirton Lindsey Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirton Lindsey Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.1% | 15.8% | 196 | — |
| Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy | — | — | — | 192 | 0.0 miles |
| Willoughton Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 38.6% | 42 | 3.0 miles |
| Waddingham Primary School | 56% | 6.5% | 19.2% | 57 | 3.3 miles |
| Scotter Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 15.3% | 247 | 3.3 miles |
| Hibaldstow Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 32.1% | 113 | 3.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.82%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 5.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
-
Willoughton Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
-
Waddingham Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
-
Scotter Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
-
Hibaldstow Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Brigg
Other schools in Gainsborough
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School Primary
- Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School Primary
- Castle Wood Academy Primary
- Corringham CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hemswell Cliff Primary School Primary
- Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy Primary
- Mercer's Wood Academy Primary
- Morton Trentside Primary School Primary
- Scotter Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough Primary
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kirton Lindsey Primary School teach?
- Kirton Lindsey Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Gainsborough.
- Has Kirton Lindsey Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kirton Lindsey Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Kirton Lindsey Primary School?
- Kirton Lindsey Primary School had 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Kirton Lindsey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kirton Lindsey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirton Lindsey Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.