The Marton Academy
Stow Park Road, Marton, Gainsborough, DN21 5AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FORGE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Green
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Forge Trust
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 144912
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01427718224
About this school
The Marton Academy is a primary academy in Gainsborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 100 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. 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
- Strong 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 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 85% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 92% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 85% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 The Marton 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 | 63% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Marton Academy compares
The Marton Academy ranked 22nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.6% | 11.9% | 100 | — |
| Sturton by Stow Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 18.6% | 175 | 3.0 miles |
| Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 54% | 4.3% | 34.7% | 185 | 3.0 miles |
| Leverton Church of England Academy | 75% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 76 | 3.5 miles |
| Sturton CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 10.2% | 100 | 3.6 miles |
| Rampton Primary School | 36% | 6.5% | 29.9% | 74 | 4.1 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.9%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 1.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sturton by Stow Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
-
Leverton Church of England Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Retford
-
Sturton CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Retford
-
Rampton Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Retford
Other schools in Gainsborough
The Marton Academy ranks 1st of the 16 ranked primary 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 year groups does The Marton Academy teach?
- The Marton Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gainsborough.
- Who is the headteacher of The Marton Academy?
- The headteacher of The Marton Academy is Mr Simon Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Marton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Marton 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 The Marton Academy?
- The Marton Academy has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Marton Academy full?
- The Marton Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 100 on roll (83%), 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 The Marton Academy a faith school?
- No. The Marton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Marton Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Marton Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Marton Academy?
- The Marton Academy is part of THE FORGE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Marton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Marton Academy rank locally?
- The Marton Academy ranked 22nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Marton Academy's absence rate?
- The Marton Academy's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Marton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Marton 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.