Handel House Preparatory School
Handel House Preparatory School is an independent school in Gainsborough for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 44 pupils and room for 90.
The Northolme, Gainsborough, DN21 2JB01427 612426handelhouseschool.comMr Mark Raisborough headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 44 | 46 | 45 | 54 | 43 | 41 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 22% | 11% | 16% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School | Academy | 300 m | 255 | Report card 2026 | 7 | Compare |
| Castles Education | Independent | 470 m | 93 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Castle Wood Academy | Academy | 710 m | 272 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy | Academy | 840 m | 132 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| The Gainsborough Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 860 m | 108 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Mercer's Wood Academy | Academy | 880 m | 157 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| White's Wood Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 195 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Council (grammar) | 0.6 miles | 1,139 | Good 2023 | 86 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Handel House Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Handel House Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Handel House Preparatory School have?
44 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 90 places, so it is 49% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Northolme, Gainsborough, DN21 2JB
- Telephone
- 01427 612426
- Website
- www.handelhouseschool.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Raisborough
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Gainsborough North
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 October 1957
- URN
- 120733 · LAESTAB 9256023 · UKPRN 10080518
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.