Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
- Special
- Academy special converter
- Ages 2 to 11
URN 142168 · Lincolnshire · INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST
Inspection
Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.
Latest report card inspection
12 May 2026- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Full inspection (section 5)
Report cards, used from 10 November 2025, grade each area on a five-point scale and give no overall grade. Safeguarding is met or not met.
Earlier inspection, different framework
Earlier graded inspection
16 November 2021Overall effectiveness
Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
Full inspection (section 5)
Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.
Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.
Attendance
Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.
Overall absence
2024/259.4%
- Lincolnshire
- 14.3%
- England
- 12.8%
3.4 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 13.2% | 10.1% |
| 2020/21 | 12.6% | 15.5% | 15.2% |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 15.2% | 13.2% |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 14.1% | 13.0% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 14.3% | 12.8% |
Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Persistent absence
2024/2526.4%
- Lincolnshire
- 36.6%
- England
- 35.3%
8.9 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 16.9% | 32.0% | 29.6% |
| 2018/19 | 18.4% | 33.7% | 28.8% |
| 2020/21 | 46.2% | 44.0% | 48.9% |
| 2021/22 | 23.2% | 39.8% | 40.4% |
| 2022/23 | 21.6% | 38.5% | 38.3% |
| 2023/24 | 32.3% | 39.3% | 37.2% |
| 2024/25 | 26.4% | 36.6% | 35.3% |
Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Severe absence
2024/251.9%
- Lincolnshire
- 10.5%
- England
- 6.9%
5.0 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 2.4% | 9.5% | 4.4% |
| 2018/19 | 2.3% | 9.9% | 4.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1.1% | 10.4% | 5.6% |
| 2021/22 | 2.0% | 10.8% | 5.8% |
| 2022/23 | 0.0% | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| 2023/24 | 0.0% | 10.6% | 6.7% |
| 2024/25 | 1.9% | 10.5% | 6.9% |
Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions
Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.
Suspensions per 100 pupils
2024/252.54
- Lincolnshire
- 9.54
- England
- 12.32
9.78 lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1.06 | 9.12 | 12.34 |
| 2018/19 | 1.03 | 8.73 | 11.32 |
| 2019/20 | 0.00 | 2.82 | 7.76 |
| 2020/21 | 0.00 | 2.91 | 7.29 |
| 2021/22 | 0.00 | 5.31 | 9.60 |
| 2022/23 | 0.00 | 5.19 | 10.99 |
| 2023/24 | 0.00 | 12.06 | 12.62 |
| 2024/25 | 2.54 | 9.54 | 12.32 |
Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.
Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
2024/250.00
- Lincolnshire
- 0.04
- England
- 0.08
0.08 lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| 2018/19 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| 2019/20 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| 2020/21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2021/22 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| 2023/24 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 2024/25 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.
Key stage 2 results
Against Lincolnshire and England, primary schools.
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard
2024/250%
Not compared with mainstream schools.
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| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 0% |
| 2024/25 | 0% |
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 who met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 2 attainment, 2024/25.
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard
2024/250%
Not compared with mainstream schools.
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| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 0% |
| 2024/25 | 0% |
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 who met the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 2 attainment, 2024/25.
Pupils
Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.
Eligible for free school meals
2024/2563.6%
- Lincolnshire
- 54.2%
- England
- 48.8%
14.8 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 58.9% | 46.3% | 44.4% |
| 2022/23 | 61.7% | 49.1% | 45.6% |
| 2023/24 | 60.7% | 51.5% | 47.1% |
| 2024/25 | 63.6% | 54.2% | 48.8% |
Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
SEN support
2024/250.0%
- Lincolnshire
- 0.1%
- England
- 0.5%
0.5 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 2022/23 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 2023/24 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Education, health and care plan
2024/25100.0%
- Lincolnshire
- 99.9%
- England
- 99.5%
0.5 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 100.0% | 99.8% | 99.1% |
| 2022/23 | 100.0% | 99.9% | 99.2% |
| 2023/24 | 100.0% | 99.8% | 99.3% |
| 2024/25 | 100.0% | 99.9% | 99.5% |
Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
First language other than English
2024/255.1%
- Lincolnshire
- 5.9%
- England
- 14.4%
9.3 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 5.1% | 14.5% |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 5.7% | 14.4% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.4% | 14.4% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 5.9% | 14.4% |
Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Teachers
Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.
Pupils per qualified teacher
2025/2612.2
- Lincolnshire
- 8.6
- England
- 7.3
4.9 higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 2018/19 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 2019/20 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4 | 8.8 | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 2025/26 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.
Teacher sickness absence
2024/2510.3 days
- Lincolnshire
- 5.4 days
- England
- 5.0 days
5.3 days higher than England.
Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.
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| Year | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4.9 days | 4.9 days | 4.0 days |
| 2018/19 | 4.8 days | 4.8 days | 4.0 days |
| 2019/20 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2020/21 | 6.8 days | 4.4 days | 3.9 days |
| 2021/22 | 5.5 days | 6.6 days | 6.3 days |
| 2022/23 | 14.3 days | 5.4 days | 5.2 days |
| 2023/24 | 11.3 days | 5.1 days | 5.3 days |
| 2024/25 | 10.3 days | 5.4 days | 5.0 days |
Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.
Finance
Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.
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About the school
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- Capacity
- 127
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST
- Opened
- 1 July 2015
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Special educational needs provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
- Decile 2 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)
Address: Middlefield Lane, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1PU
Website: www.warrenwoodschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01427615498
Sources and corrections
Every figure on this page names its source and period. This release was built on 20 October 2026.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools: establishment data (GIAS establishment extract 2026-10-20)
- Ofsted: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (Latest inspections as at 2026-09-30; All inspections, 2018/19; All inspections, 2019/20; All inspections, 2020/21; All inspections, 2021/22; All inspections, 2022/23; All inspections, 2023/24; All inspections, 2024/25; All inspections, 2025/26)
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Pupil absence in schools in England (absence-3term-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England (exc-school, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-geography, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-geography, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 2 attainment (ks2-school, 2022/23 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; ks2-geography, 2015/16 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 4 performance (ks4-school, 2023/24 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ks4-geography, 2018/19 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (School census, January 2022 (performance tables, 2021 to 2022); School census, January 2023 (performance tables, 2022 to 2023); School census, January 2024 (performance tables, 2023 to 2024); School census, January 2025 (performance tables, 2024 to 2025))
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: School workforce in England (ptr-school, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ptr-geography, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; sickness-school, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; sickness-geography, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English indices of deprivation 2025: Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (English indices of deprivation 2025, File 7 (2021 LSOAs))
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