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

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Lincolnshire

Lindsey Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1YN

Website 01427612553

61

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 13/12/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.4%

26.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

189

Capacity used

Has space

72%

262 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer

25

Places offered

31

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2525● 100%
2nd preference10● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total312581%

1st preference success by year

79%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Chris Marsh
Address
Lindsey Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1YN
Phone
01427612553
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward / constituency
Gainsborough East · Gainsborough
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
131490

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals72%——
English as additional language11%——
SEN support17%——
54% boys (102)46% girls (87)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

189 pupils · 262 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    13 December 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 179 pupils

Attendance

92.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

26.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
31%
21/22
21%
22/23
22%
23/24
26%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths61%——
Higher standard13%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard40%
-22% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard47%
-28% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard60%
-12% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard3%
-23% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard50%
-23% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score98
-7 vs England

Science

Expected standard67%
-15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

522019362023612024402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)40%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.