De Aston School

State-Funded School

de-aston-school-lincolnshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

GainsboroughConstituency

LN8 3RFPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

De Aston School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 939 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.65

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

12%

Pupils

939

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 939
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Feb 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.