Kirton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Lincolnshire
Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 26/04/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
31.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
406
Capacity used
Has space47%
870 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
65
Places offered
118
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 59 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 6 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 118 | 65 | 55% |
North Lincolnshire lets families list 5 preferences. 77 applications came from outside the council area (43 offered). 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Ricketts
- Address
- Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
- Phone
- 01652648276
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ridge · Scunthorpe
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150867
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
406 pupils · 870 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
26 April 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 423 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 18.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 64 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 63 | 6% | 25% | 54% | |
| English Language | 63 | 10% | 46% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 63 | 3% | 40% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 47 | 0% | 32% | 53% | |
| Geography | 37 | 5% | 30% | 49% | |
| History | 22 | 0% | 36% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 19 | 21% | 74% | 79% | |
| Physics | 15 | 7% | 60% | 93% | |
| Biology | 14 | 7% | 93% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 14% | 86% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 10 | 0% | 30% | 50% | |
| French | 6 | 33% | 67% | 83% |
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 North Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (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.