Mercer's Wood Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

GainsboroughConstituency

DN21 2PDPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Mercer's Wood Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 157 pupils. Mercer's Wood Academy is part of TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 27%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

82%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

157

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

76%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 157
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.