Benjamin Adlard Primary School
Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Luke Lovelidge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Anthem Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 255
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 138063
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01427612562
About this school
Benjamin Adlard Primary School is a primary academy in Gainsborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Benjamin Adlard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 76% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 66% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Benjamin Adlard 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Benjamin Adlard Primary School compares
Benjamin Adlard Primary School ranked 175th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.6% | 72.5% | 234 | — |
| St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough | 40% | 7.6% | 75% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy | — | 7% | 53.4% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| White's Wood Academy | 30% | 5.8% | 64.5% | 195 | 0.8 miles |
| The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 54.2% | 189 | 0.8 miles |
| The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School | 49% | 6.5% | 50% | 255 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.46%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough0.6 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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White's Wood Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
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The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
Other schools in Gainsborough
Benjamin Adlard Primary School ranks 10th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Gainsborough.
- 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
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Benjamin Adlard Primary School teach?
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gainsborough.
- Who is the head of school of Benjamin Adlard Primary School?
- The head of school of Benjamin Adlard Primary School is Mr Luke Lovelidge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Benjamin Adlard Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Benjamin Adlard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Benjamin Adlard Primary School?
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Benjamin Adlard Primary School full?
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School has capacity for 255 pupils and 234 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Benjamin Adlard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Benjamin Adlard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Benjamin Adlard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Benjamin Adlard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Benjamin Adlard Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Benjamin Adlard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Benjamin Adlard Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School ranked 175th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Benjamin Adlard Primary School's absence rate?
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Benjamin Adlard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Benjamin Adlard 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 1 July 2026.