Academy converter · North Lincolnshire

Kirton Academy

11–16Ages
406Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150867URN

Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough, DN21 4NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

133 applications for 74 places · 7th of 13 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.7of 90

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

14th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 26 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management	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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to North Lincolnshire median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

133 applications · 74 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2025 1.8; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2024 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2023 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.6; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2021 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2019 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.6; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2017 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.9; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
North Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Huntcliff School (URN 137832), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	74	133	1.8	66	0.89
Sep 2025	65	118	1.8	59	0.91
Sep 2024 *	87	128	1.5	81	0.93
Sep 2023 *	61	105	1.7	55	0.90
Sep 2022 *	89	145	1.6	70	0.79
Sep 2021 *	95	162	1.7	90	0.95
Sep 2020 *	80	152	1.9	76	0.95
Sep 2019 *	155	232	1.5	143	0.92
Sep 2018 *	150	245	1.6	134	0.89
Sep 2017 *	119	198	1.7	103	0.87
Sep 2016 *	109	185	1.7	92	0.84
Sep 2015 *	79	158	2.0	74	0.94
Sep 2014 *	82	153	1.9	79	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

92 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.714th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%14th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

North Lincolnshire 68% England 66%

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	92	39.7	25%	50%	–
2024/25	64	36.7	19%	50%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	130	35.6	19%	47%	−0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Kirton AcademyThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
Frederick Gough School
9.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Sir John Nelthorpe School
10.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
The Vale Academy
10.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
11.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Melior Community Academy
11.7 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Brumby
11.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
13.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

41.8Attainment 8
The St Lawrence Academy
13.7 km · North Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8

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: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150867 · 813/4004
Trust: Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
Capacity: 870 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 47.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2024
Replaced: Huntcliff School (URN 137832)
Address: Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources