The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Baines Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1TE
Phone: 01427613812
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Simmonds
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 189
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 97
% eligible for free school meals: 51.3%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 23.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,064 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #20 of 40 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#18Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School£8,183
#19Mercer's Wood Academy£8,124
#20The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School£8,064
#21Osgodby Primary School£8,038
#22Corringham CofE VC Primary School£7,943

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Hemswell Cliff Primary School£17,066
#2Legsby Primary School£14,459
#3Willoughton Primary School£11,857
#4Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School£11,761
#5Faldingworth Community Primary School£11,650
#6St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough£10,778
#7Normanby Primary School£10,744
#8The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School£10,018
#9Scampton Church of England Primary School£9,939
#10Waddingham Primary School£9,771
#11Tealby School£9,459
#12Nettleton Community Primary School£9,374
#13Kelsey Primary School£8,992
#14Benjamin Adlard Primary School£8,709
#15Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School£8,698
#16Fiskerton Church of England Primary School£8,671
#17Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School£8,351
#18Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School£8,183
#19Mercer's Wood Academy£8,124
#20The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School£8,064
#21Osgodby Primary School£8,038
#22Corringham CofE VC Primary School£7,943
#23Ingham Primary School£7,890
#24The Middle Rasen Primary School£7,728
#25The Marton Academy£7,552
#26Morton Trentside Primary School£7,525
#27The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School£7,505
#28Saxilby Church of England Primary School£7,254
#29Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School£7,234
#30Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School£7,220
#31Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School£6,861
#32Sturton by Stow Primary School£6,542
#33Scotter Primary School£6,277
#34Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School£6,211
#35Keelby Primary Academy£6,211
#36Castle Wood Academy£6,161
#37Cherry Willingham Primary Academy£6,103
#38Reepham Church of England Primary School£5,980
#39Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy£5,589
#40The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School£2,138

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