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Kirton Academy

Mixed · ages 11–16 · no sixth formNorth Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · Gainsborough DN21 4NNTrust: Lincolnshire Gateway Academies TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
406of 870 places
Free school meals
47.0%
Year 11 cohort 2025
64
Ofsted
Inadequate, 26 April 2022Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Huntcliff School (URN 137832, until 1 May 2024).

What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Kirton Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.7 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in North Lincolnshire, with 19% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 9% of the year group, and 9% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Lincolnshire and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

GCSE results 2025

MeasureKirton AcademyNorth LincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)36.743.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths19%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%62%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects9%32%41%
EBacc average point score3.143.754.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort39%31%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils27.434.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils42.647.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language2%10%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Literature6398%86%3%21%59%
Mathematics6398%88%6%22%54%
English Language6398%89%10%20%65%
Combined Science4773%65%0%9%53%
Geography3758%41%5%25%49%
History2234%41%0%26%64%
Physics1523%23%7%46%93%
Chemistry1422%23%14%47%100%
Biology1422%23%7%45%100%
Art and Design1219%7%33%24%83%
Design and Technology1016%11%0%23%50%
Textiles711%2%0%27%71%
French69%18%33%29%83%
Physical Education12%11%24%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business Management21
Hospitality / Catering Studies16
Sports / Movement Science13
Computer Appreciation / Introduction7
Music performance: Group5
Childcare Skills1

Other secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

Baysgarth School

Community school · 1,014 pupils

80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.9

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.