The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–7 · Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy is a primary school in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire for ages 0–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Heapham Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1SW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this lively and welcoming school.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
- “They treat pupils with kindness and respect and, as a result, pupils do the same.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, these activities do not focus sufficiently on what pupils need to know and remember.”
- “When this is the case, pupils do not remember their learning as well as they could.”
- “However, some groups of pupils are still persistently absent from school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- White's Wood Academy 0.1 mi Good
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged
- St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough 0.6 mi Good
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle Wood Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Mercer's Wood Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Morton Trentside Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good