The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Heapham Road
 Gainsborough
 Lincolnshire DN21 1SW
Telephone: 01427 613483

School Type

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

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Miss Samantha Stokes (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Lewis Commander
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 9 / 18.9
Non-teaching Staff*: 25.45
Number of pupils: 221
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.6
Sex: Mixed (57% boys / 43% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 50.6% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 51.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 38.3% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 17.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Lincolnshire
Constituency: Gainsborough
Electoral Ward: Gainsborough East
School Number: 9252208

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 29th April 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. White's Wood Academy (0.3km) show on map
  3. Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy (0.4km) show on map
  4. St George's Church of England Community Prima... (0.8km) show on map
  5. Benjamin Adlard Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  6. Handel House Preparatory School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Aegir - A Specialist Academy (1.3km) show on map
  8. The Gainsborough Academy (1.3km) show on map
  9. The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Castle Wood Academy (1.5km) show on map
  11. Castles Education (1.5km) show on map
  12. Mercer's Wood Academy (1.9km) show on map
  13. The Gainsborough Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  14. The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (2.0km) show on map
  15. Morton Trentside Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  16. Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aid... (3.3km) show on map
  17. Corringham CofE VC Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  18. Beckingham Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  19. Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School (5.9km) show on map
  20. Walkeringham Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  21. Sturton CofE Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  22. Misterton Primary and Nursery School (7.0km) show on map
  23. North Wheatley Church of England Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  24. The Marton Academy (8.0km) show on map
  25. Leverton Church of England Academy (8.5km) show on map
  26. St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School (9.2km) show on map
  27. Bright Fields School (9.4km) show on map
  28. Sturton by Stow Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  29. Willoughton Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  30. St Martin's Cofe Primary Academy (11.0km) show on map
  31. Clarborough Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  32. Haxey Cofe Primary Academy (11.9km) show on map
  33. Westwoodside Church of England Academy (12.1km) show on map
  34. Rampton Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  35. Hemswell Cliff Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  36. Scotter Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  37. Ingham Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  38. Everton Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  39. Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy (13.7km) show on map
  40. Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School (13.9km) show on map
  41. Mattersey Primary School (13.9km) show on map
  42. Misson Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  43. St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy (14.6km) show on map
  44. South Axholme Academy (14.6km) show on map
  45. Kirton Academy (14.7km) show on map
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  48. Epworth Primary Academy (15.0km) show on map
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  70. Burton Hathow Preparatory School (17.8km) show on map
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  87. Hill House School (19.6km) show on map
  88. Frederick Gough School (19.7km) show on map
  89. Serlby Park Academy (19.8km) show on map
  90. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (19.8km) show on map
  91. Westcliffe Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  92. Hibaldstow Academy (20.0km) show on map
  93. The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin (20.0km) show on map
  94. Priory Lane Community School (20.0km) show on map
  95. Tuxford Academy (20.1km) show on map
  96. The Grange Primary School (20.2km) show on map
  97. Elkesley Primary and Nursery School (20.2km) show on map
  98. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (20.2km) show on map
  99. Melior Community Academy (20.3km) show on map
  100. Hayfield Lane Primary School (20.3km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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