Voluntary controlled school · Lincolnshire

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

3–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
131490URN

Lindsey Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1YN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

36 applications for 22 places · 125th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	22	36	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2025	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2024	15	23	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2023	18	24	1.3	17	0.94
Sep 2022	23	39	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2021	24	33	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2020	30	53	1.8	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	44	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	49	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2017	25	40	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2016	26	34	1.3	23	0.88
Sep 2015	30	34	1.1	25	0.83
Sep 2014	26	32	1.2	19	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 60% · Maths 67% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%217th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	40%	0%	101	100
2023/24	61%	13%	104	107
2022/23	36%	0%	98	97

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

St George's Church of England Community Primary School, GainsboroughThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2022

30%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

2026

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

Good2024

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School
2.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Mercer's Wood Academy
2.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 29%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131490 · 925/3169
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 262 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 72.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lindsey Close, Gainsborough, DN21 1YN
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

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