Ofsted: Outstanding

Gosberton House Academy

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personMiss Katharine Saywell

corporate_fareUNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSpalding, PE11 4EW

language Visit Website phone 1775840250

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

103

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

2-11

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Gosberton House Academy is a Academy special converter school in Spalding, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Gosberton House Academy is an academy special converter in Spalding, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 99 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

LA 57%

Reading0% LA 70%

Writing0% LA 69%

Maths0% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 55%England 61%

Reading0% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 54%England 60%

Reading0% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.3

-7.3 to -0.2

-5.7

Write

LA -0.3

-9.0 to -2.4

-6.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-9.6 to -3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 65%

Reading19% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing19% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.7

-6.6 to -0.6

-4.9

Write

LA -0.4

-7.7 to -2.1

-9.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-12.5 to -7.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%

Reading5% LA 71%

Writing0% LA 74%

Maths0% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.2

Read

LA -0.8

-10.1 to -4.3

-8.2

Write

LA -0.5

-10.9 to -5.5

-10.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-12.8 to -7.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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21 May 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-10-21

None EIF

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 99 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	99	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	100	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	102	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	101	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	101	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	103	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	103	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	102	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	102	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	102	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	101	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	99	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	99	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	99	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	99	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	99	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	98	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	96	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	93	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	97	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	95	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	95	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	94	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	91	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	88	0.0%	3.1%

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 70 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

Gosberton House Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover