OFSTED
12 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
26 April 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
397
397 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
199
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
198
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.9 pts
above England
School
31.7%
East Lindsey
37.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
East Lindsey
3.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
East Lindsey
2.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.9%
361
Any other White background
2.0%
8
Any other Asian background
1.5%
6
Indian
1.0%
4
White and Asian
1.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.2%
80 of
397 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
38.0%
22.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Reading
15.8 pts below England
School
58.0%
East Lindsey
68.5%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Writing
12.3 pts below England
School
58.0%
East Lindsey
69.3%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
East Lindsey
67.1%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
5.28%
East Lindsey
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.72%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.09 pts
lower than
England
School
10.72%
East Lindsey
18.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
1.34%
East Lindsey
1.99%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.5%
6.3 pts
above England
Kidgate Academy
94.5%
East Lindsey
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.