Community school · Lincolnshire

The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

4–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120492URN

Baines Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1TE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

41 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.9; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	41	2.9	14	1.00
Sep 2025	23	47	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2024	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2023	30	57	1.9	34	1.13
Sep 2022	29	47	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2021	28	55	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2020	24	48	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2019	26	52	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2018	30	64	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	67	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	71	2.4	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 60% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%142nd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	3%	103	101
2023/24	41%	3%	102	101
2022/23	41%	0%	101	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
White's Wood Academy
0.1 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

30%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
0.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.1applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Castle Wood Academy
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Mercer's Wood Academy
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Morton Trentside Primary School
2.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120492 · 925/2214
Capacity: 210 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Baines Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1TE
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources