The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School, Gainsborough

In its own words: "We aim to teach the whole child and encourage pupils to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and independence, in order to achieve their full potential. We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum incorporating a variety of learning styles that will challenge, enthuse and enable our children to reach their individual potential."

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 55% in reading and 41% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School are White's Wood Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 44% reading, 44% maths); The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy (0.1 miles, Outstanding); St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough (0.6 miles, Good, 47% reading, 67% maths); and Benjamin Adlard Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths).

The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (98%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (85%).

51.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (23.8%) received SEN support and 9 (4.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Central Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Charles Baines School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School 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 259 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, The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School issued 25 suspensions, 12.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School are The Gainsborough Academy (0.7 miles); and The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (1.2 miles).