# Alternatives to Mercer's Wood Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Mercer's Wood Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Mercer's Wood Academy, for comparison

0.88 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School, Gainsborough](/school/138640/the-gainsborough-parish-church-primary-school) | 0.5 mi south-east | 1.00 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | yes |
| [Castle Wood Academy, Gainsborough](/school/140329/castle-wood-academy) | 0.6 mi east | 0.98 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Morton Trentside Primary School, GAINSBOROUGH](/school/120464/morton-trentside-primary-school) | 0.6 mi north | 1.07 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy, Gainsborough](/school/138330/the-gainsborough-hillcrest-early-years-academy) | 1.2 mi south-east | 1.00 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School, Gainsborough](/school/120492/the-gainsborough-charles-baines-community-primary-school) | 1.2 mi south-east | 1.00 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Benjamin Adlard Primary School, Gainsborough](/school/138063/benjamin-adlard-primary-school) | 1.4 mi south-east | 1.11 | 2026 | Strong standard | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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