Gosberton Academy
High Street, Gosberton, Spalding, PE11 4NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Head of Academy
- Mr Tom Baxter
- Sponsor
- Voyage Education Partnership
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 144491
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01775840414
About this school
Gosberton Academy is a primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 137 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 74% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 74% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 78% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Gosberton 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 136 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gosberton Academy compares
Gosberton Academy ranked 17th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 32.1% | 137 | — |
| Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School | 94% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 98 | 2.0 miles |
| Surfleet Primary School | 47% | 3.8% | 35.9% | 56 | 2.0 miles |
| Clough and Risegate Community Primary School | 43% | 3.1% | 21.1% | 91 | 3.0 miles |
| The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 39.8% | 259 | 3.1 miles |
| The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy | 58% | 4% | 25.8% | 390 | 3.5 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)
- 32.09%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 8.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Surfleet Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Clough and Risegate Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Gosberton Academy ranks 2nd of the 30 ranked primary schools in Spalding.
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Fleet Wood Lane School Primary
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy Primary
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
- Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Holbeach Primary Academy Primary
- Long Sutton County Primary School Primary
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gosberton Academy teach?
- Gosberton Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the head of academy of Gosberton Academy?
- The head of academy of Gosberton Academy is Mr Tom Baxter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gosberton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gosberton 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 big is Gosberton Academy?
- Gosberton Academy has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gosberton Academy full?
- Gosberton Academy has capacity for 135 pupils and 137 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Gosberton Academy a faith school?
- No. Gosberton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Gosberton Academy?
- Gosberton Academy is part of VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gosberton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gosberton Academy rank locally?
- Gosberton Academy ranked 17th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gosberton Academy's absence rate?
- Gosberton Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gosberton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gosberton 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 10 July 2026.