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Schools in Lincolnshire
Search and compare schools in Lincolnshire with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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Schools indexed
391
in Lincolnshire
Average Attainment 8
45.9
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.02
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
43%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
59%
of 233 inspected
Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.
Ofsted across Lincolnshire
Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.
Spread of Attainment 8
Number of Lincolnshire secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.
Lincolnshire schools
Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder
| Select | # | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King's School, Grantham Academy converter · Good | 73.2 | +1.10 | 98% | |
| 2 | Caistor Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 68.9 | +0.68 | 90% | |
| 3 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Academy converter · Outstanding | 68.4 | +1.04 | 90% | |
| 4 | Bourne Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 67.2 | +0.68 | 88% | |
| 5 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Academy converter · Not judged | 63.0 | +0.67 | 83% | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Academy converter · Good | 62.7 | +0.28 | 83% | |
| 7 | Spalding High School Community school · Outstanding | 62.5 | +0.63 | 86% | |
| 8 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Community school · Good | 62.0 | +0.26 | 74% | |
| 9 | Carre's Grammar School Academy converter · Good | 60.0 | -0.01 | 82% | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Academy converter · Good | 59.9 | +0.28 | 75% |
Showing 1–10 of 391 schools
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All schools in Lincolnshire (A–Z)
1–100 of 391 schools · page 1 of 4
- Acacia SchoolNot applicable · LN3 5AL
- Acorn Free SchoolNot applicable · LN5 9TL
- Aegir - A Specialist AcademyNot applicable · DN21 1PB
- Alford Primary SchoolPrimary · LN13 9BJ
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · NG32 2DY
- Ancaster CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · NG32 3QQ
- Aspiration House SchoolNot applicable · PE22 0NX
- Athena SchoolNot applicable · LN5 8EL
- Ayscoughfee Hall SchoolNot applicable · PE11 2TE
- Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · LN3 5XJ
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · NG32 2NB
- Barrowby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · NG32 1BX
- Bassingham Primary SchoolPrimary · LN5 9HQ
- Baston CE Primary SchoolPrimary · PE6 9PB
- Beacon Primary AcademyPrimary · PE25 2RN
- Belmont Community Primary SchoolPrimary · NG31 9LR
- Belton Lane Community Primary SchoolPrimary · NG31 9PP
- Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolPrimary · DN21 1DB
- Billingborough Primary SchoolPrimary · NG34 0NX
- Binbrook CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · LN8 6DU
- Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolPrimary · DN21 3JX
- Boston Endeavour AcademyNot applicable · PE21 0PX
- Boston High SchoolSecondary · PE21 9PF
- Boston Nursery SchoolNursery · PE21 0LJ
- Boston Pioneers Free School AcademyPrimary · PE21 8SS
- Boston West AcademyPrimary · PE21 7QG
- Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · PE10 9EP
- Bourne AcademySecondary · PE10 9DT
- Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · PE10 0WP
- Bourne Grammar SchoolSecondary · PE10 9JE
- Bourne Westfield Primary AcademyPrimary · PE10 9QS
- Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyPrimary · LN4 2LD
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · LN5 8QG
- Branston Church of England Infant AcademyPrimary · LN4 1PR
- Branston Community AcademySecondary · LN4 1LH
- Branston Junior AcademyPrimary · LN4 1LH
- Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · LN5 0RP
- Bridge House Independent SchoolNot applicable · PE21 7NL
- Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · NG34 0PL
- Bucknall Primary SchoolPrimary · LN10 5DT
- Burton Hathow Preparatory SchoolNot applicable · LN1 2BB
- Bythams Primary SchoolPrimary · NG33 4PX
- Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · LN7 6LY
- Caistor Grammar SchoolSecondary · LN7 6QJ
- Caistor Yarborough AcademySecondary · LN7 6QZ
- Car Dyke SchoolNot applicable · PE10 0TL
- Carlton Road AcademyPrimary · PE21 8QX
- Carre's Grammar SchoolSecondary · NG34 7DD
- Castles EducationNot applicable · DN21 2SU
- Castle Wood AcademyPrimary · DN21 1EH
- Caythorpe Primary SchoolPrimary · NG32 3DR
- Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolPrimary · PE24 5LS
- Charles Read AcademySecondary · NG33 4NT
- Cherry Willingham Primary AcademyPrimary · LN3 4BD
- Church Lane Primary School & NurseryPrimary · NG34 7DF
- Cliffedale Primary SchoolPrimary · NG31 8DP
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary SchoolPrimary · PE11 4JP
- Coleby Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · LN5 0AJ
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · NG33 5NJ
- Compass Community School LincolnshireNot applicable · NG34 0DG
- Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN4 4SJ
- Copthill Independent Day School & NurseryNot applicable · PE9 3AD
- Corby Glen Community Primary SchoolPrimary · NG33 4NW
- Corringham CofE VC Primary SchoolPrimary · DN21 5QS
- Cowley AcademySecondary · PE11 4TF
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Primary · NG34 8HH
- De Aston SchoolSecondary · LN8 3RF
- Deeping St James Community Primary SchoolPrimary · PE6 8PZ
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary SchoolPrimary · PE11 3DG
- Denton CofE SchoolPrimary · NG32 1LG
- Digby Church of England SchoolPrimary · LN4 3LZ
- Digby the Tedder Primary SchoolPrimary · LN4 3JY
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN2 3NE
- Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN4 2EH
- Eagle Community Primary SchoolPrimary · LN6 9EJ
- Eastfield Infants and Nursery AcademyPrimary · LN11 8DQ
- East Wold Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN11 8LD
- Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN2 2UZ
- Ermine Primary AcademyPrimary · LN2 2HG
- Esland Grantham SchoolNot applicable · NG31 9RT
- Faldingworth Community Primary SchoolPrimary · LN8 3SF
- Fishtoft AcademyPrimary · PE21 0SF
- Fiskerton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN3 4HU
- Fleet Wood Lane SchoolPrimary · PE12 8NN
- Fortuna SchoolNot applicable · LN6 0FB
- Fosse Way AcademyPrimary · LN6 8DU
- Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary · DN21 5EP
- Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · PE22 8RD
- Frithville Primary SchoolPrimary · PE22 7EX
- Fulstow Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · LN11 0XL
- Gedney Church End Primary AcademyPrimary · PE12 0BU
- Gedney Drove End Primary SchoolPrimary · PE12 9PD
- Gipsey Bridge AcademyPrimary · PE22 7BP
- Gosberton AcademyPrimary · PE11 4NW
- Gosberton House AcademyNot applicable · PE11 4EW
- Grainthorpe Junior SchoolPrimary · LN11 7JY
- Grantham Preparatory International SchoolNot applicable · NG31 7UF
- Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · DN38 6AU
- Great Ponton Church of England SchoolPrimary · NG33 5DT
- Great Steeping Primary SchoolPrimary · PE23 5PT
Schools by town in Lincolnshire
- Schools in Lincoln (103)
- Schools in Spalding (46)
- Schools in Grantham (43)
- Schools in Boston (36)
- Schools in Gainsborough (26)
- Schools in Sleaford (20)
- Schools in Louth (18)
- Schools in Market Rasen (15)
- Schools in Stamford (15)
- Schools in Skegness (12)
- Schools in Bourne (10)
Search paths for Lincolnshire
High-attainment secondary schools in Lincolnshire
The King's School, Grantham
SecondaryAttainment 8 73.2Progress 8 +1.10
Caistor Grammar School
SecondaryAttainment 8 68.9Progress 8 +0.68
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
SecondaryAttainment 8 68.4Progress 8 +1.04
Bourne Grammar School
SecondaryAttainment 8 67.2Progress 8 +0.68
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 63.0Progress 8 +0.67
Catchment distances and university destinations in Lincolnshire
Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge
- Caistor Grammar School4.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy4.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy3.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle3.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
- King Edward VI Grammar School3.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
Most leavers to Russell Group universities
- Caistor Grammar School46.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
- King Edward VI Grammar School44.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School42.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
- The King's School, Grantham40.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
- The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough39.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings