The Gainsborough Academy

School Name: The Gainsborough Academy
Address: Sweyn Lane
Town/City: Gainsborough
County: Lincolnshire
Postcode: DN21 1PB
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone Number: 01427 612411
Website: www.thegainsboroughacademy.org.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
Trust: Wickersley Partnership Trust
Sponsor: Wickersley Partnership Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Rachael Skelton
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 767 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 64% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 65.4%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

URN: 145954
DfE Number: 925/4043
UKPRN: 10067582
UPRN: 10013816454
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: West Lindsey (E07000142)
Constituency: Gainsborough (E14001243)
Electoral Ward: Gainsborough North (E05009641)

Easting & Northing: 482812E, 390959N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 24' 34.53" N 0° 45' 19.97" W
Plus Code: 9C5XC65V+RQ

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