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The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Louise Simmonds

location_onGainsborough, DN21 1TE

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Gainsborough, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School is a community school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #105 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #7,911 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing67% LA 69%

Maths60% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading55% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths41% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading66% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA -0.3

-6.7 to -2.1

-0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 1.4

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.8 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading43% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.7

-5.7 to -1.1

-1.9

Write

LA -0.4

-4.0 to 0.3

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.0 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%

Reading77% LA 71%

Writing60% LA 74%

Maths80% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 2.6

-4.8

Write

LA -0.5

-6.9 to -2.7

0.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-1.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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30 October 2019

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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15 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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30 March 2010

Inspection Report

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21 June 2007

Inspection Report

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08 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-01-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-10-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-30

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	201	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	11	5.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	8	3.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	5	2.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	194	6	3.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	197	4	2.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	196	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	206	18	8.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	9	4.4%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	8	3.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	6	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	7	3.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	209	11	5.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	13	6.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils