Hemswell Cliff Primary School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put Hemswell Cliff Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Hemswell Cliff Primary School
Hemswell Cliff Primary School is a primary school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 35 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 17% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Hemswell Cliff Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 5.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 71% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.