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Benjamin Adlard Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 234Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 138063URN

Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

46 applications for 28 places · 125th of 169 in Lincolnshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
52%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 3 March 2026
    Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
  2. 7 July 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

46 applications · 28 places offered · 31 named it first

  1. 2026 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
  2. 2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  6. 2021 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  7. 2020 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  11. 2016 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  12. 2015 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  13. 2014 1.3; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202628461.6311.11
Sep 202530471.6361.20
Sep 202430391.3321.07
Sep 202330421.4321.07
Sep 202228351.3281.00
Sep 202125341.4251.00
Sep 202036431.2340.94
Sep 201936501.4361.00
Sep 201832331.0280.88
Sep 201725301.2240.96
Sep 201621231.1170.81
Sep 201520221.1170.85
Sep 201426341.3210.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 70% · Maths 59% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%175th of 244 in Lincolnshire
Reading
Expected standard63%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard70%
Greater depth11%
Maths
Expected standard59%
Higher standard15%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Lincolnshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2552%11%105103
2023/2476%14%106106
2022/2350%0%105102

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

  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
138063 · 925/2247
Trust
Anthem Schools Trust
Capacity
255 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals
62.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 April 2012
Replaced
Gainsborough Benjamin Adlard Community School (URN 120510); South County Infant School (URN 129570)
Address
Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB
Local authority
Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

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