St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough, Gainsborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is at the heart of the community and places great emphasis on its relationships with pupils, parents and other members of the local area."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £2.50 per day.

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils at St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough are The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Benjamin Adlard Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths); The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths); and White's Wood Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 44% reading, 44% maths).

St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

72% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 30 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 16 (8.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 10 places, 4 pupils on roll.

St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Lea Road Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Springs Clinic (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 189 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough are The Gainsborough Academy (1.3 miles); and The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (1.7 miles).