# The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy is a primary school in West Lindsey, for pupils aged 0 to 7.

It had 231 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138330. [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 0 to 7
- Pupils: 231
- Council: West Lindsey
- URN: 138330

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [White's Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whites-wood-academy-e139361): 150 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gainsborough-charles-baines-community-primary-school-e120492): 220 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-wood-a-specialist-academy-e142168): 290 m. Special. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Aegir - A Specialist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aegir-a-specialist-academy-e142136): 840 m. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-community-primary-school-gainsborough-e131490): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Handel House Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/handel-house-preparatory-school-e120733): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138330)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138330)

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