Huntcliff School
Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
This school is closed (it closed in April 2024).
It was replaced by Kirton Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Ricketts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 870
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 137832
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
About this school
Huntcliff School was a secondary academy in Gainsborough. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Huntcliff School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 130 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | 34.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.60 to -0.12 | -0.64 -0.90 to -0.37 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 38% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 4.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Trends over time
How Huntcliff 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 | 35.6 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 531 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huntcliff School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.9% | 47% | 443 | — |
| Kirton Academy | 36.7 | 11.3% | 47% | 406 | 0.1 miles |
| Frederick Gough School | 42.2 | 9.5% | 28.8% | 1,334 | 6.2 miles |
| Sir John Nelthorpe School | 46 | 8.1% | 21.7% | 878 | 6.6 miles |
| The Vale Academy | 51.6 | 7.3% | 26.5% | 627 | 6.8 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 47.8 | 6.9% | 29.6% | 694 | 6.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 33.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirton Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Gainsborough
-
Frederick Gough School6.2 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Sir John Nelthorpe School6.6 miles
Secondary · Brigg
-
The Vale Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Brigg
-
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Gainsborough
- Kirton Academy Secondary
- The Gainsborough Academy Secondary
- The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Secondary
- The Gainsborough Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Huntcliff School teach?
- Huntcliff School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Gainsborough.
- Has Huntcliff School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Huntcliff 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 big is Huntcliff School?
- Huntcliff School had 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Huntcliff School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.6 in 2022/23 and 34.1 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Huntcliff School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huntcliff 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 10 July 2024.