The Gainsborough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 145954
- Address
- Sweyn Lane, DN21 1PB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 690 (56% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.3%
- Persistent absence
- 37.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.2%
White British 87.7%
Unclassified 4.1%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.8
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.15
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
| Geography | GCSE | 51 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 80 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 125 |
| Polish | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
The Gainsborough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 91 76 |
| Year 8 | 144 69 75 |
| Year 9 | 149 80 69 |
| Year 10 | 124 63 61 |
| Year 11 | 106 46 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |