White's Wood Academy, Gainsborough

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils at White's Wood Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 44% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 56% in reading and 49% in maths in 2024.

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

Across Lincolnshire, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Lincolnshire lodged 112 appeals against primary school offers; 71 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (25.4% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to White's Wood Academy are The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths); The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough (0.6 miles, Good, 47% reading, 67% maths); and The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 58% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than White's Wood Academy.

White's Wood Academy is one of 3 schools run by Tall Oaks Academy Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 34% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

64.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Black (6%).

White's Wood Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Gainsborough Central Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is White's Wood Lane School (outside), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 264 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, White's Wood Academy issued 4 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to White's Wood Academy are The Gainsborough Academy (0.7 miles); and The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (1.2 miles).