Schools in GAINSBOROUGH
Gainsborough is the main town in West Lindsey, with 18 primary schools serving the town and nearby villages such as Morton and Lea. Lincolnshire County Council co-ordinates admissions for community schools using nearest-school distance criteria; voluntary-aided and academy schools set their own policies, so parents should check individual admissions arrangements for church schools in the area.
Secondary provision in Gainsborough is split across three schools, including The Gainsborough Academy and Queen Elizabeth's High School, which has a partial selective element. The selective school sets its own entrance procedures, and non-selective places at all three secondaries are allocated by Lincolnshire using a home-to-school distance tiebreaker. Lincolnshire's secondary closing date is October; offers are made on National Offer Day (1 March). Use catchment.school to compare last-offered distances before submitting preferences.
School demand in GAINSBOROUGH
Across the 24 schools in GAINSBOROUGH with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 79%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in GAINSBOROUGH have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in GAINSBOROUGH are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lincolnshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
15 of the schools in GAINSBOROUGH have a current Ofsted rating, of which 10 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in GAINSBOROUGH: 2 oversubscribed (18)
Morton Trentside Primary School
Primary · Community school
GAINSBOROUGH · DN21 3AH
Scotter Primary School
Primary · Community school
Gainsborough · DN21 3RY
Waddingham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Gainsborough · DN21 4SX
Willoughton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Gainsborough · DN21 5RT
Hemswell Cliff Primary School
Primary · Community school
Gainsborough · DN21 5XS
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Gainsborough · DN21 1TE
Corringham CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Gainsborough · DN21 5QS
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Gainsborough · DN21 3JX
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Gainsborough · DN21 5EP
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Gainsborough · DN21 1YN
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 1DB
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 1SW
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 2LN
Mercer's Wood Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Gainsborough · DN21 2PD
White's Wood Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 1TJ
Castle Wood Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Gainsborough · DN21 1EH
The Marton Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 5AG
Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 4EH
Secondary Schools in GAINSBOROUGH (3)
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Secondary · Community school
Gainsborough · DN21 2ST
The Gainsborough Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Gainsborough · DN21 1PB
Kirton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Gainsborough · DN21 4NN
Other Schools in GAINSBOROUGH (5)
Handel House Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Gainsborough · DN21 2JB
The Gainsborough Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Gainsborough · DN21 2RR
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Gainsborough · DN21 1PB
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Gainsborough · DN21 1PU
Castles Education
Not applicable · Other independent school
Gainsborough · DN21 2SU
Catchment area boundaries for schools in GAINSBOROUGH are set by Lincolnshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.