The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good
Heapham Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1SWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy is a primary school in Gainsborough for ages 0 to 7. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 8 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
231 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| White's Wood Academy | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 30% met the expected standard |
| The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 57% met the expected standard |
| St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 40% met the expected standard |
| Handel House Preparatory School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Benjamin Adlard Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 52% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- HILLCREST EARLY YEARS ACADEMY LIMITED
- Age range
- 0 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Samantha Stokes
- Phone
- 01427613483
- Address
- Heapham Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1SW
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- URN
- 138330
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.