Councils · England · North East Lincolnshire
Schools in North East Lincolnshire, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 49 primary, 10 secondary — with North East Lincolnshire’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
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 North East 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 North East Lincolnshire’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
Find your shortlist.
All 69state 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 · 49
Bursar Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Immingham
Ofsted · Good
East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Eastfield Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Immingham
Ofsted · Good
Edward Heneage Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Elliston Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cleethopres
Ofsted · Outstanding
Enfield Academy of New Waltham
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Grange Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Great Coates Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Healing Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Humberston Cloverfields Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Laceby Acres Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Littlecoates Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Macaulay Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Middlethorpe Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Outstanding
New Waltham Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Old Clee Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston South Parade Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Pilgrim Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Immingham
Ofsted · Good
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Reynolds Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Not judged
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Scartho Gateway Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Not judged yet
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Scartho Junior Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Signhills Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Signhills Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Springfield Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Stallingborough CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Strand Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Immingham
Ofsted · Good
The Humberston Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Waltham Gateway Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Not judged yet
Waltham Leas Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Weelsby Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Welholme Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Western Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
William Barcroft Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Willows Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Woodlands Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wybers Wood Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Yarborough Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 10
Beacon Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Cleethorpes Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Cleethorpes
Ofsted · Good
Havelock Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Healing Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Humberston Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Not judged
John Whitgift Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Immingham
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Immingham
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 10
Best Futures
Other independent special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Cambridge Park Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
Franklin Sixth Form College
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Grimsby
Not judged yet
Humberston Park School
Academy special converter · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Outstanding
Learning4Life-GY
Other independent school · Ages 14-19 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Linkage College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Good
St James' School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Grimsby
Not judged yet
St Martin's Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Grimsby
Not judged yet
TEC Partnership
Further education · Ages 14-99 · Mixed · Grimsby
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Orchard Independent Special School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through North East Lincolnshire.
If you live in North East 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 North East 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
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