Councils · England · Lincolnshire
Schools in Lincolnshire, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 281 primary, 54 secondary — with Lincolnshire’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · National admissions guidance
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Lincolnshire's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Lincolnshire's portal →Check national deadline guidance →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN LINCOLNSHIRE
Find your shortlist.
All 384 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 281
Alford Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ancaster CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Barrowby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Bassingham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Baston CE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Beacon Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Belmont Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Belton Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Benjamin Adlard Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Billingborough Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Binbrook CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
Boston Pioneers Free School Academy
Ofsted · Good
Boston West Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bourne Westfield Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Branston Church of England Infant Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Branston Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brown's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bucknall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bythams Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Carlton Road Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Castle Wood Academy
Ofsted · Good
Caythorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Chapel St Leonards Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Willingham Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Church Lane Primary School & Nursery
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cliffedale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Clough and Risegate Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Colsterworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Corby Glen Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Corringham CofE VC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)
Ofsted · Good
Deeping St James Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Deeping St Nicholas Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Denton CofE School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Digby Church of England School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Digby the Tedder Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eagle Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
East Wold Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ermine Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Faldingworth Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fishtoft Academy
Ofsted · Good
Fiskerton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fleet Wood Lane School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Fosse Way Academy
Ofsted · Good
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Frithville Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Fulstow Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gedney Church End Primary Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Gedney Drove End Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Gipsey Bridge Academy
Ofsted · Good
Gosberton Academy
Ofsted · Good
Grainthorpe Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Great Ponton Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
Great Steeping Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Grimoldby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Halton Holegate CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hartsholme Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hawthorn Tree School
Ofsted · Good
Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
Heighington Millfield Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Helpringham Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Hemswell Cliff Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hogsthorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holbeach Bank Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holbeach Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holton Le Clay Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Holton-le-Clay Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Horncastle Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Huntingtower Community Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Huttoft Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted · Not judged
Ingham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ingoldmells Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ingoldsby Academy
Ofsted · Good
Keelby Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kelsey Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kidgate Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Kirton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Langtoft Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leadenham Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
Legsby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leslie Manser Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lift North Thoresby
Ofsted · Good
Lift Utterby
Ofsted · Good
Linchfield Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lincoln Birchwood Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Lincoln Carlton Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Ling Moor Primary Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Long Bennington Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
Long Sutton County Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Mablethorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Malcolm Sargent Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Manor Farm Academy
Ofsted · Good
Market Deeping Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Marshchapel Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Mercer's Wood Academy
Ofsted · Good
Monkshouse Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Morton Trentside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Moulton Chapel Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mount Street Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Navenby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Nettleton Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
New York Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Nocton Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Normanby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
North Cockerington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
North Scarle Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
North Somercotes CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Old Leake Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Osbournby Primary School
Not judged yet
Osgodby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
Partney Church of England Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pollyplatt Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Poplar Farm School
Ofsted · Good
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rauceby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Reepham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston
Ofsted · Good
Saxilby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Scamblesby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Scampton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Scotter Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Seathorne Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Shepeau Stow Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Skegness Infant Academy
Ofsted · Good
Skegness Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School
Ofsted · Good
South View Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
South Witham Academy
Ofsted · Good
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
Ofsted · Good
Spalding Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Spilsby Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Bartholomews CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Botolph's C of E Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St George's Church of England Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough
Ofsted · Good
St Giles Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby
Not judged yet
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England School, Louth
Ofsted · Good
St Nicholas CE Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Staniland Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stickney Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sturton by Stow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Surfleet Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sutton St James Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Tattershall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tealby School
Ofsted · Good
Tetney Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Billinghay Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Bluecoat School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Claypole Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy
Not judged yet
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Donington-on-Bain School
Ofsted · Good
The Edenham Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford
Ofsted · Good
The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Harrowby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Isaac Newton Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
Ofsted · Good
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Lancaster School
Ofsted · Good
The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants School
Ofsted · Good
The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School
Ofsted · Good
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy
Not judged yet
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
Ofsted · Good
The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
The Marton Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Meadows Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Metheringham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Middle Rasen Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Ofsted · Good
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
The New Leake Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The North Cotes Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Priory Witham Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Richmond Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Ropsley Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Sibsey Free Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The South Hykeham Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
Ofsted · Good
The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln
Ofsted · Good
The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon
Ofsted · Good
The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern
Ofsted · Good
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill
Ofsted · Good
The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby
Ofsted · Good
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Uffington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School
Ofsted · Good
The Welbourn Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Theddlethorpe Academy
Ofsted · Good
Thurlby Community Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Tower Road Academy
Ofsted · Good
Toynton All Saints Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Waddingham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Waddington All Saints Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Waddington Redwood Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Walcott Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Washingborough Academy
Ofsted · Good
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Westgate Academy
Ofsted · Good
Weston Hills CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Whaplode Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
White's Wood Academy
Ofsted · Good
William Alvey School
Ofsted · Good
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Willoughton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington
Ofsted · Good
Witham St Hughs Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Woodlands Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Wragby Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Wrangle Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Wyberton Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wygate Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 54
Boston High School
Ofsted · Good
Bourne Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bourne Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Branston Community Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Caistor Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Ofsted · Good
Carre's Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Charles Read Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cowley Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
De Aston School
Ofsted · Good
Haven High Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Ofsted · Good
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
King Edward VI Academy
Ofsted · Good
King Edward VI Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Lincoln Castle Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Ofsted · Not judged
Lincoln UTC
Ofsted · Good
Louth Academy
Ofsted · Good
North Kesteven Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Ofsted · Good
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Ofsted · Good
Skegness Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Skegness Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Somercotes Academy
Ofsted · Good
Spalding Academy
Ofsted · Good
Spalding Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Spalding High School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St George's Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stamford Welland Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Banovallum School
Ofsted · Good
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Boston Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
The Deepings School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Gainsborough Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Giles Academy
Ofsted · Good
The King's School, Grantham
Ofsted · Good
The Priory Academy LSST
Ofsted · Good
The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Priory Pembroke Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Priory Ruskin Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Priory Witham Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
University Academy Holbeach
Ofsted · Not judged
University Academy Long Sutton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Walton Academy
Ofsted · Good
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Ofsted · Good
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Ofsted · Good
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Special & other · 50
Acacia School
Not judged yet
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Ofsted · Good
Aspiration House School
Ofsted · Good
Athena School
Ofsted · Good
Ayscoughfee Hall School
Not judged yet
Boston College
Ofsted · Good
Boston Endeavour Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bridge House Independent School
Ofsted · Good
Burton Hathow Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Car Dyke School
Not judged yet
Castles Education
Ofsted · Inadequate
Compass Community School Lincolnshire
Ofsted · Good
Copthill Independent Day School & Nursery
Not judged yet
Esland Grantham School
Ofsted · Good
Fortuna School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Gosberton House Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Grantham College
Ofsted · Good
Grantham Preparatory International School
Not judged yet
Greenfields Academy
Ofsted · Good
Greenwich House School
Ofsted · Good
Handel House Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Heckington House School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Holton Sleaford Independent School
Ofsted · Good
Kirkstone House School
Not judged yet
Kisimul School
Ofsted · Good
Lincoln College
Ofsted · Good
Lincoln Minster School
Not judged yet
Meadows View School
Not judged yet
Newton Bridge Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oakwood House Independent School
Not judged yet
Sleaford Joint Sixth Form
Not judged yet
St Bernard's School
Ofsted · Good
St Hugh's School
Not judged yet
St Lawrence School
Ofsted · Good
Stamford Endowed Schools
Not judged yet
Stamford Junior School
Not judged yet
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Ofsted · Good
The Pilgrim School
Ofsted · Good
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Willows School
Not judged yet
Three Chestnuts
Not judged yet
Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School
Not judged yet
Tulip Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Ofsted · Good
Willoughby Academy
Ofsted · Good
Willow School
Not judged yet
Witham Hall School
Not judged yet
Witham Prospect School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Woodlands Academy
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Lincolnshire.
If you live in Lincolnshire, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Lincolnshire secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Lincolnshire often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.