Castle Wood Academy
Academy sponsor led in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 272 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 35.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Address | The Avenue, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1EH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://castlewoodacademy.eschools.co.uk/web |
| Telephone | 01427811516 |
| URN | 140329 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 March 2024, published 1 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Mercer's Wood Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- White's Wood Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Morton Trentside Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough (primary school, about 2.3 km)
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