Ofsted: Good emoji_events #226 in Lincolnshire public Top 98% UK

White's Wood Academy

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

personMr Chris Fitzpatrick

corporate_fareTALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD

location_onGainsborough, DN21 1TJ

language Visit Website phone 1427613097

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

30%

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Age Range

7-11

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White's Wood Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Gainsborough, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

White's Wood Academy is an academy converter in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #226 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #13,493 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. 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

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 57%

Reading44% LA 70%

Writing50% LA 69%

Maths44% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading56% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing47% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.3

-5.9 to -2.4

-5.0

Write

LA -0.3

-6.7 to -3.3

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.4 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA -0.7

-6.7 to -2.9

-1.7

Write

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 0.0

-4.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.7 to -2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 58%

Reading53% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.3

Read

LA -0.8

-7.9 to -4.7

-1.7

Write

LA -0.5

-3.2 to -0.2

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.6 to -2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 July 2022

Inspection Report

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08 December 2020

Inspection Report

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06 November 2018

Inspection Report

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01 March 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-07-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-06

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-10-05

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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 203 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	4	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	217	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	3	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	3	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	6	2.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	216	3	1.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	216	6	2.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	222	6	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	221	10	4.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	220	3	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils