Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolWhite's Wood Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gainsborough.

Summary of the comparison

Benjamin Adlard Primary School and White's Wood Academy are primary schools in Gainsborough.

  • Benjamin Adlard Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and White's Wood Academy scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Benjamin Adlard Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Benjamin Adlard Primary School was judged strong and White's Wood Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Benjamin Adlard Primary School and 30.0% for White's Wood Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Benjamin Adlard Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at White's Wood Academy (51.0% in 2022-23, 30.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Benjamin Adlard Primary School versus White's Wood Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GainsboroughBenjamin Adlard Primary SchoolGainsboroughWhite's Wood AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureF36/100
Local ranking100th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure234th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll232 203
Capacity255 240
LocationGainsborough, DN21 1DB Gainsborough, DN21 1TJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% Stronger figure30.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census232 203
Free school meals (ever 6)72.5% 64.5%
English as an additional language18.5% 9.4%
SEN support29.7% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan7.8% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.7% Stronger figure18.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Benjamin Adlard Primary School

White's Wood Academy

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