Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy

Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire, Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 196 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 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 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. If you are considering Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.