Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Crewe, Cheshire East·CW2 7NH
Composite score
42.9
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#9,910
National rank
#1443
In North West
#87
In Cheshire East
Top 67%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
37 first choices, 37 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
87
any preference, for 37 places

Every child who put Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy 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
419
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
50.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£3,672
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy at a glance

Located in Crewe, Cheshire East, Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 419 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. 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 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 37 families who put it first were offered a place. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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