Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Sweyn Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mrs Catherine Askham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 165
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 142136
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01427619360
About this school
Aegir - A Specialist Academy is a special academy in Gainsborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Aegir - A Specialist Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 17 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Aegir - A Specialist Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.38%
- Persistent absence
- 28.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Gainsborough
-
Handel House Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Gainsborough
-
Castles Education1.0 miles
Independent schools · Gainsborough
-
Illuminate You1.1 miles
Special schools · Morton
-
Bright Fields School6.4 miles
Special schools · Retford
Other schools in Gainsborough
- Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy Academies
- 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
- Morton Trentside Primary School Primary
- Scotter Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Aegir - A Specialist Academy teach?
- Aegir - A Specialist Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Gainsborough.
- Who is the chief executive officer of Aegir - A Specialist Academy?
- The chief executive officer of Aegir - A Specialist Academy is Mrs Catherine Askham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aegir - A Specialist Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aegir - A Specialist Academy, 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 Aegir - A Specialist Academy?
- Aegir - A Specialist Academy has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Aegir - A Specialist Academy full?
- Aegir - A Specialist Academy has capacity for 165 pupils and 151 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 Aegir - A Specialist Academy a faith school?
- No. Aegir - A Specialist Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Aegir - A Specialist Academy a selective school?
- No. Aegir - A Specialist Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Aegir - A Specialist Academy part of an academy trust?
- Aegir - A Specialist Academy is part of INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Aegir - A Specialist Academy have?
- The schools register lists Aegir - A Specialist Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Aegir - A Specialist Academy's absence rate?
- Aegir - A Specialist Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aegir - A Specialist Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aegir - A Specialist Academy'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 2 July 2026.