Scotter Primary School
High Street, Gainsborough, DN21 3RY
247 pupils · 91% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 21 | 28 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 40 | 52 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 23 | 33 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 37 | 47 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 31 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 37 | 37 | 52 | 37 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 37 | 36 | 52 | 37 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 33 | 33 | 40 | 33 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Messingham Primary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy 5.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Bottesford Junior School 6.5 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Bottesford Infant School 6.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School 6.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Leys Farm Junior School 6.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.