Lincolnshire
The Gainsborough Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Lincolnshire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 33.1 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 33.1
- Attainment 8
- 21%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.81
- Progress 8
- [-1.09, -0.53]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 155 | 137 | 137 (100%) | 179 |
| September 2025 | 167 | 142 | 142 (100%) | 184 |
| September 2024 | 124 | 96 | 96 (100%) | 140 |
| September 2023 | 158 | 113 | 113 (100%) | 145 |
| September 2022 | 165 | 135 | 135 (100%) | 170 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lincolnshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 144 | 33.1 | — | 20.8% | 0.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 119 | 38.0 | — | 24.4% | — | 11.8% | 3.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 106 | 29.1 | -0.81 | 9.4% | — | 27.4% | 2.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 125 | 37.8 | -0.39 | 18.4% | — | 75.2% | 3.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 111 | 35.6 | -0.78 | — | — | 5.0% | 2.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 145954 |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Rachael Skelton |
| Trust | WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | DN21 1PB |
| Pupils | 722 |
| FSM eligible | 60.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Sweyn Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PB
www.thegainsboroughacademy.org.uk1427612411| DfE number | 4043 |
| UKPRN | 10067582 |
| Opened | 1 Jun 2018 |
| GIAS updated | 1 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 18 Sept 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Publication date | 18 Sept 2024 |