Primary school in Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire
Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy
Cornwall Street, Kirton Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 4EH
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 91% full — 192 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 107 / 85
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Lincolnshire 022A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ISLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Andrew Marshall
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Ridge
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- URN
- 151800
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 57% | 3 mi |
| Waddingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 3.3 mi |
| Scotter Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 61% | 3.3 mi |
| Hibaldstow AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 67% | 3.9 mi |
| Messingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 73% | 4.6 mi |
| Scawby AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 84% | 4.9 mi |
| Hemswell Cliff Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 17% | 5.2 mi |
| Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 53% | 5.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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