Castles Education
12 Acland Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2SU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Fyfe
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 145
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 147170
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01427253117
About this school
Castles Education is an independent school in Gainsborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Castles Education under its current framework. 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
Castles Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 14.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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 Castles Education 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 | — | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.1 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 93
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Handel House Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Gainsborough
-
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Gainsborough
-
Illuminate You0.8 miles
Special schools · Morton
-
Aegir - A Specialist Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Gainsborough
-
Bright Fields School5.8 miles
Special schools · Retford
Other schools in Gainsborough
- Handel House Preparatory School Independent schools
- 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 Castles Education teach?
- Castles Education teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is an independent school in Gainsborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Castles Education?
- The headteacher of Castles Education is Mr Andy Fyfe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castles Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Castles Education 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 many pupils are at Castles Education?
- Castles Education has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Castles Education full?
- Castles Education has capacity for 145 pupils and 93 on roll (64%), 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 Castles Education a faith school?
- No. Castles Education has no designated religious character.
- How have Castles Education's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.1 in 2023/24 and 6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Castles Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castles Education'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 24 July 2026.