Benjamin Adlard Primary School | School performance

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

232

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

232

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

232

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/07/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLincolnshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Benjamin Adlard Primary School · Primary · Lincolnshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

52%

-24pp

76%63%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

RWM higher standard

11%

-3pp

14%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

63%

Reading higher standard

19%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

59%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

33%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

98.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

232

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

18%

FSM eligible

72%

SEN

38%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough, DN21 1DB

Local authority

Lincolnshire

Website

https://www.benjaminadlard.anthemtrust.uk/

Telephone

01427612562

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	52%	11%	63%	19%	70%	11%	59%	15%	85%	33%	105.0	103.0	98.0	—	—	—	38%	232
2023/24	76%	14%	79%	38%	79%	21%	79%	21%	83%	66%	106.0	106.0	103.0	—	—	—	33%	236
2022/23	50%	0%	70%	27%	63%	0%	67%	20%	77%	63%	105.0	102.0	100.0	+0.70	-1.50	+0.50	34%	233
2018/19	52%	7%	52%	21%	72%	14%	62%	10%	76%	62%	101.0	101.0	102.0	+0.70	+2.30	-0.50	36%	231
2017/18	57%	3%	73%	17%	73%	10%	73%	7%	73%	73%	102.0	102.0	103.0	-1.50	+0.20	-1.10	38%	227
2016/17	64%	5%	68%	23%	73%	5%	68%	18%	77%	77%	105.0	102.0	105.0	+2.60	+0.50	+0.10	27%	214

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	232	17.2	38%	18%	72%	6%	17%
2023/24	236	17.2	33%	19%	77%	6%	16%
2022/23	233	15.3	34%	14%	79%	7%	18%
2021/22	230	15.9	36%	12%	84%	7%	17%
2020/21	236	15.5	35%	10%	68%	—	—
2018/19	231	17.3	36%	9%	67%	4%	9%
2017/18	227	16.3	38%	10%	69%	5%	10%
2016/17	214	17.7	27%	12%	65%	4%	13%