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St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

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

personMrs Katie Barry

location_onGainsborough, DN21 1YN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Gainsborough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough is a voluntary controlled school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 184 pupils on roll, of whom 75% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #200 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #12,271 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 57%

Reading47% LA 70%

Writing60% LA 69%

Maths67% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading70% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading46% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths43% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.3

-6.6 to -1.9

-1.9

Write

LA -0.3

-4.2 to 0.4

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.8 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-2.2 to 2.5

-0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 1.9

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.6 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 58%

Reading84% LA 71%

Writing76% LA 74%

Maths76% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA -0.8

2.4 to 7.2

2.9

Write

LA -0.5

0.6 to 5.2

2.8

Maths

LA -1.2

0.6 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 December 2023

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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27 June 2012

Inspection Report

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10 November 2008

Inspection Report

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09 June 2008

Inspection Report

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17 October 2007

Inspection Report

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05 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2017-02-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 184 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	184	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	186	5	2.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	185	2	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	190	6	3.2%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	3	1.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	189	3	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	4	1.8%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	8	3.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	4	1.9%	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 24 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils