Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy
Primary school in Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire. Requires improvement (May 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 23 May 2023, report published 17 July 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Kirton Lindsey Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2025
The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 3.0 milesWilloughton Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 3.3 milesWaddingham Primary School
School remains Good (May 2022)
- 3.3 milesScotter Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 7 expected
- 3.9 milesHibaldstow Academy
Good (Feb 2024)
- 4.6 milesMessingham Primary School
School remains Good (May 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.