Schools in Gainsborough

About schools in Gainsborough

Gainsborough lists 26 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

47%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 17 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

49.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• The Gainsborough Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools18

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Benjamin Adlard Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Castle Wood Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Corringham CofE VC Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Hemswell Cliff Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  17%

  expected standard
• Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• Mercer's Wood Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Morton Trentside Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Scotter Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 0 to 7

• The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  49%

  expected standard
• The Marton Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Waddingham Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• White's Wood Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Willoughton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Kirton Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  36.7

  Attainment 8
• The Gainsborough Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.0

  Attainment 8
• The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  62.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Aegir - A Specialist Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 11

Independent schools2

• Castles Education

  Other independent school · Ages 7 to 16

• Handel House Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Gainsborough

How many schools does Gainsborough have?

OfferDay lists 26 schools in Gainsborough, including 18 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Gainsborough?

Every school in Gainsborough is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Gainsborough ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Gainsborough where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.