- How many pupils attend Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy?
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy has 417 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy take?
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
- Where is Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy located?
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy is located in Crewe, CW2 7NH, Cheshire East.
- How do I apply to Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy?
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How far from Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy for 2026-27 (Reception) was 12.32 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Reception places decided at Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy?
- When Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. ‘Looked -After -Children’ and Children who were previously ‘Looked -After’ including those children who appear — ‘Looked -After -Children’ and Children who were previously ‘Looked -After’ including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted”. A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority (as defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application to school. Children previously ‘looked after’ are children who were looked after as defined above, but immediately a fter being ‘looked after’ became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order. An adoption order is an order under section 46 of the Adoption and Children act 2002. A ‘child arrangements order’ is an order settling the arrangem ents to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special gua rdian (or special guardians); 2. Siblings Children with brothers or sisters — Siblings Children with brothers or sisters, step -brothers or step -sisters, foster brothers or sisters, half - brothers or half -sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters, living together as part of one household, already attending Gainsborough Primary and Nursery Academy (in years Reception through to Year 5) and expected to continue attending the school in the following academic year (i.e. at the time of admission). Multiple Births – GPNA Admissions Policy 4 In relation to children of multiple births, exceptionall y it may be necessary to offer places over the published admission number. This is to ensure that, as far as possible any twins, triplets or children from multiple births can attend the same school; 3. Children of Staff at the Academy and Nursery Priority will be given to children of members of staff who are currently em — Children of Staff at the Academy and Nursery Priority will be given to children of members of staff who are currently employed at Gainsborough Primary and Nursery Academy, and have been for two or more years (at the time of application) and for new staff recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. OFFICIAL, and 2 further criteria.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 36.7% of pupils at Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.