Gosberton Academy is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils joining or leaving the school at times other than at the start of the academic year is much higher than the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, for whom the pupil premium funding provides support, is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below the national average. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is broadly average. The school is currently part of the Phoenix Family of Schools Trust. It was not possible for the inspector to speak to the directors of the Phoenix Family of Schools Trust during the inspection. The school is planning to join the Boston Witham Academy Federation at the start of the autumn term 2016. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. In 2015, the school met the government’s floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6.