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Kirton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Redbourne Mere, Gainsborough DN21 4NN · kirtonacademy.co.uk · 01652 648276
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.7
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 406
- 47% of 870 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 47%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 74 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 74 | 66 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 65 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 61 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 70 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.7, and 18.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Lincolnshire it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼18.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137832)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.9 | −1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 31.5 | +8.6 |
| Further education | 42.6 | −10.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | −5.6 |
| Employment | 6.5 | +3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137832)
Ofsted
Kirton Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137832)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137832), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137832)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137832)
Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137832)