Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Primary · Cheshire East · CW2 7NH · URN 150726
Exam results
No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkCheshire East · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Primary classes
- 26.7 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 49.4% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 28.3% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 22.3% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 10.3pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 22.6pupils per teacher
Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby primary schools
- St Michael's Community Academy1.3 miles awayOfsted Requires improvement
- Leighton Academy1.7 miles awayOfsted Good
- Kingsbourne Academy3.2 miles awayOfsted not published
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School3.4 miles awayOfsted Good
- Weaver Primary School3.5 miles awayOfsted Good
- Elworth Hall Primary School5.0 miles awayOfsted not published
Common questions about Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Good at its inspection on 24/05/2022.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy is a primary school in Cheshire East, postcode CW2 7NH (URN 150726).
- How does it compare with other local schools?
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Feeder schools
Named as a feeder for
- The Oaks Academy(2026/27 arrangements)The Oaks Academy — Good | Cheshire East - School Atlas
Admissions wording: \u201cPrimary feeder schools within our local community: Gainsborough Primary School , Wistaston Academy , Vine Tree Primary School , Edleston Primary School .\u201d
- Ruskin Community High School(2026/27 arrangements)[PDF] Cheshire East Admissions Arrangements 2027-28 (PDF, 494KB)
Admissions wording: \u201cChildren attending a school nominated as a feeder primary school for admissions purposes (Applies to Secondary Schools only). See appendix 1.\u201d
Being a named feeder school is one oversubscription criterion among several in the admitting school\u2019s published arrangements, not a guaranteed place. Always check the school\u2019s current admission arrangements for the detail that applies to you.
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