The Gainsborough Nursery School

State-Funded School

the-gainsborough-nursery-school-lincolnshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

GainsboroughConstituency

DN21 2RRPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Gainsborough Nursery School is a state-funded nursery for pupils aged 2–4, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 108 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

108

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: Nursery
Age range: 2 – 4
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 108
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Oct 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.