Hemswell Cliff Primary School | Primary in Gainsborough, West Lindsey | Ofsted & DfE

17%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

17%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

17%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLincolnshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio6.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Hemswell Cliff Primary School · Primary · Lincolnshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

17%

60%39%17%

'17'18'19'23'25

'25 · 17%

RWM higher standard

0%0%0%

'17'18'19'23'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

17%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

50%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

33%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

6.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

71%

SEN

43%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, DN21 5XS

Local authority

Lincolnshire

Website

www.hemswellcliff.lincs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01427668383

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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	17%	0%	67%	17%	17%	0%	50%	17%	33%	67%	105.0	99.0	101.0	—	—	—	43%	35
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	36%	39
2022/23	30%	0%	60%	20%	40%	0%	40%	0%	30%	50%	102.0	96.0	102.0	+1.30	-2.20	-3.00	43%	42
2018/19	20%	0%	60%	10%	50%	10%	50%	0%	60%	70%	103.0	101.0	105.0	-0.70	-3.20	-2.80	36%	56
2017/18	60%	0%	73%	20%	67%	0%	67%	13%	80%	67%	103.0	100.0	101.0	+0.80	-1.00	-0.50	51%	73
2016/17	31%	0%	46%	8%	38%	0%	54%	8%	62%	62%	99.0	100.0	103.0	-4.00	-4.90	-3.60	35%	86

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	35	5.8	43%	9%	71%	3%	3%
2023/24	39	8.5	36%	5%	74%	6%	10%
2022/23	42	12.1	43%	0%	67%	8%	36%
2021/22	38	9.5	45%	0%	61%	9%	45%
2020/21	50	10.7	36%	0%	62%	—	—
2018/19	56	11.5	36%	0%	66%	5%	16%
2017/18	73	15.3	51%	0%	62%	4%	14%
2016/17	86	14.3	35%	3%	59%	5%	17%