The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Academy converter in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 255 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 315 |
| Free school meals | 49.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Address | Acland Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2LN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.parishchurch.lincs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01427612554 |
| URN | 138640 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 May 2023, published 9 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 11 March 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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
- Mercer's Wood Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Castle Wood Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- White's Wood Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Morton Trentside Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough (primary school, about 2.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.