The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

School Name: The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Address: Heapham Road
Town/City: Gainsborough
County: Lincolnshire
Postcode: DN21 1SW
Telephone Number: 01427 613483
Website: https://www.hillcrestearlyyearsacademy.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 0-7)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Hillcrest Early Years Academy Limited

Principal: Miss Samantha Stokes
Capacity: 180
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 231 (56% boys & 44% girls)
Enrollment: 128% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.4%

URN: 138330
DfE Number: 925/2208
UKPRN: 10037771
UPRN: 10013812100
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: West Lindsey (E07000142)
Constituency: Gainsborough (E14001243)
Electoral Ward: Gainsborough East (E05009640)

Easting & Northing: 482575E, 389746N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 23' 55.42" N 0° 45' 33.94" W
Plus Code: 9C5X96XR+F6

DfE Record: View record

1. White's Wood Academy (0.1km)
2. The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School (0.2km)
3. Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy (0.3km)
4. Aegir - A Specialist Academy (0.8km)
5. St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough (0.9km)
6. Handel House Preparatory School (1.0km)
7. Benjamin Adlard Primary School (1.2km)
8. The Gainsborough Academy (1.2km)
9. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School (1.3km)
10. Castle Wood Academy (1.4km)

Predecessor school†

• The Gainsborough Hillcrest Community Infant and Nursery School