OFSTED
10 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
767
767 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
388
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
379
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
40.6 pts
above England
School
65.4%
West Lindsey
26.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.8 pts
below England
School
5.5%
West Lindsey
4.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
West Lindsey
1.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.3%
654
Any other White background
3.8%
29
Unclassified
3.0%
23
African
2.2%
17
Gypsy / Roma
1.0%
8
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.5%
226 of
767 pupils
8.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.0
1.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.81 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.58 pts
higher than
England
School
12.79%
West Lindsey
5.61%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.93 pts
higher than
England
School
39.75%
West Lindsey
13.59%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.13 pts
higher than
England
School
9.94%
West Lindsey
1.54%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
63.9%
28.4 pts
below England
The Gainsborough Academy
63.9%
West Lindsey
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.