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Aegir - A Specialist Academy Gainsborough · Good Alford Primary School Alford · Good Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Grantham · Good Ancaster CofE Primary School Grantham · Good Athena School Lincoln · Good Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School Lincoln · Good Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Grantham · Good Barrowby Church of England Primary School Grantham · Not judged Bassingham Primary School Lincoln · Good Baston CE Primary School Peterborough · Not judged Beacon Primary Academy Skegness · Good Belmont Community Primary School Grantham · Not judged Belton Lane Community Primary School Grantham · Good Benjamin Adlard Primary School Gainsborough · Good Billingborough Primary School Sleaford · Good Binbrook CofE Primary School Market Rasen · Good Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School Gainsborough · Good Boston College Boston Boston Endeavour Academy Boston · Good Boston High School Boston · Good · Grammar Boston Nursery School Boston · Good Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Boston · Good Boston West Academy Boston · Good Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy Bourne · Good Bourne Academy Bourne · Good Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy Bourne · Good Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Good · Grammar Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Bourne · Outstanding Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Good Branston Church of England Infant Academy Lincoln · Outstanding Branston Community Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement Branston Junior Academy Lincoln · Good Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Brown's Church of England Primary School Sleaford · Good Bucknall Primary School Bardney · Good Bythams Primary School Grantham · Requires improvement Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary School Market Rasen · Good Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen · Good · Grammar Caistor Yarborough Academy Market Rasen · Good Carlton Road Academy Boston · Outstanding Carre's Grammar School Sleaford · Good · Grammar Castle Wood Academy Gainsborough · Good Caythorpe Primary School Grantham · Not judged Chapel St Leonards Primary School Skegness · Good Charles Read Academy Grantham · Good Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Sleaford · Not judged Cliffedale Primary School Grantham · Good Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Spalding · Good Coleby Church of England Primary Academy Lincoln Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Grantham · Good Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Corby Glen Community Primary School Grantham · Good Corringham CofE VC Primary School Gainsborough · Good Cowley Academy Spalding · Inadequate Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Sleaford · Good De Aston School Market Rasen · Good Deeping St James Community Primary School Peterborough · Good Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Spalding · Good Denton CofE School Grantham · Not judged Digby Church of England School Lincoln · Requires improvement Digby the Tedder Primary School Lincoln · Outstanding Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Requires improvement Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Eagle Community Primary School Lincoln · Requires improvement East Wold Church of England Primary School Louth · Requires improvement Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy LOUTH · Good Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Ermine Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Faldingworth Community Primary School Market Rasen · Good Fishtoft Academy Boston · Good Fiskerton Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Fleet Wood Lane School Spalding · Requires improvement Fortuna School Lincoln · Outstanding Fosse Way Academy Lincoln · Good Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School Gainsborough · Good Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School Boston · Good Fulstow Church of England Primary School Louth · Good Gedney Church End Primary Academy Spalding · Inadequate Gedney Drove End Primary School Spalding · Not judged Gipsey Bridge Academy Boston · Good Gosberton Academy Spalding · Good Gosberton House Academy Spalding · Outstanding Grainthorpe Junior School Louth · Good Grantham College Grantham Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School Barnetby · Good Great Ponton Church of England School Grantham · Good Great Steeping Primary School Spilsby · Requires improvement Greenfields Academy Grantham · Good Grimoldby Primary School Louth · Good Halton Holegate CofE Primary School SPILSBY · Good Hartsholme Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement Haven High Academy Boston · Inadequate Hawthorn Tree School Boston · Good Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School Sleaford · Good Heighington Millfield Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Helpringham Primary Academy Sleaford · Good Hemswell Cliff Primary School Gainsborough · Good Hogsthorpe Primary Academy Skegness · Good Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Spalding · Good Holbeach Primary Academy Spalding · Good Holton Le Clay Infant School Nr Grimsby · Good Holton-le-Clay Junior School Grimsby · Good Horncastle Primary School Horncastle · Good Huntingtower Community Primary Academy Grantham · Good Huttoft Primary & Nursery School Alford · Not judged Ingham Primary School Lincoln · Good Ingoldmells Academy Skegness · Good Ingoldsby Academy Grantham · Good John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College Alford · Good Keelby Primary Academy Grimsby · Good Kelsey Primary School Market Rasen · Good Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Outstanding · Grammar Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford · Not judged · Grammar Kidgate Academy Louth · Not judged King Edward VI Academy Spilsby · Good King Edward VI Grammar School Louth · Good · Grammar Kirton Primary School Boston · Good Lacey Gardens Junior Academy LOUTH · Good Langtoft Primary School Peterborough · Good Leadenham Church of England Academy Lincoln · Good Legsby Primary School Market Rasen · Good Leslie Manser Primary School Lincoln · Good Lift North Thoresby Grimsby · Good Lift Utterby Louth · Good Linchfield Academy Peterborough · Good Lincoln Birchwood Junior School Lincoln · Good Lincoln Carlton Academy Lincoln · Outstanding Lincoln Castle Academy Lincoln · Inadequate Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln · Not judged Lincoln College Lincoln Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Lincoln UTC Lincoln · Good Ling Moor Primary Academy Lincoln · Not judged Long Bennington Church of England Academy Newark · Good Long Sutton County Primary School Spalding · Not judged Louth Academy Louth · Good Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Spalding · Not judged Mablethorpe Primary Academy Mablethorpe · Good Malcolm Sargent Primary School Stamford · Good Manor Farm Academy Lincoln · Good Market Deeping Community Primary School Market Deeping · Good Marshchapel Infant School Grimsby · Good Mercer's Wood Academy Gainsborough · Good Monkshouse Primary Academy Spalding · Good Morton Trentside Primary School GAINSBOROUGH · Good Moulton Chapel Primary School Spalding · Good Mount Street Academy Lincoln · Not judged Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School Lincoln · Good Navenby Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Nettleton Community Primary School Market Rasen · Good Newton Bridge Academy Grantham · Outstanding Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School Lincoln · Good Nocton Community Primary School Lincoln · Good Normanby Primary School Market Rasen · Good North Cockerington Church of England Primary School Louth · Good North Kesteven Academy Lincoln · Not judged North Scarle Primary School Lincoln · Requires improvement North Somercotes CofE Primary School Louth · Good Old Leake Primary Academy Boston · Good Osbournby Primary School Sleaford · Requires improvement Osgodby Primary School Market Rasen · Good Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Sleaford · Good Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Good Park Academy Boston · Good Partney Church of England Aided Primary School Spilsby · Good Pollyplatt Primary Academy Lincoln Poplar Farm School Grantham · Good Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Spalding · Good Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford · Good · Grammar Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle · Good · Grammar Rauceby Church of England Primary School Sleaford · Good Reepham Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Sleaford · Good Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Grantham · Good Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Boston · Good Saxilby Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Scamblesby Church of England Primary School Louth · Good Scampton Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Scotter Primary School Gainsborough · Requires improvement Seathorne Primary Academy Skegness · Good Shepeau Stow Primary School Spalding · Requires improvement Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School Lincoln · Requires improvement Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Lincoln · Good Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Lincoln · Good Skegness Academy Skegness · Requires improvement Skegness Grammar School Skegness · Good · Grammar Skegness Infant Academy Skegness · Good Skegness Junior Academy Skegness · Not judged Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School Lincoln · Good Somercotes Academy Louth · Good South View Community Primary School Peterborough · Good South Witham Academy Grantham · Good Spalding Academy Spalding · Good Spalding Grammar School Spalding · Good · Grammar Spalding High School Spalding · Outstanding · Grammar Spalding Parish Church of England Day School Spalding · Good Spalding Primary Academy Spalding · Good Spilsby Primary School Spilsby · Not judged St Andrew's CofE Primary School Woodhall Spa · Good St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham Grantham · Good St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy Stamford · Not judged St Bartholomews CofE Primary School Spalding · Requires improvement St Bernard's School Louth · Good St Botolph's C of E Primary School Sleaford · Good St George's Academy Sleaford · Good St George's Church of England Aided Primary School Stamford · Good St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Good St Giles Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby Alford St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Not judged St Lawrence Church of England Primary School LINCOLN · Good St Lawrence School Horncastle · Good St Michael's Church of England School, Louth Louth · Good St Nicholas CE Primary Academy Boston · Good St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy Spalding · Outstanding St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding Spalding · Good St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement St Thomas CofE Primary Academy Boston · Not judged St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School Grantham · Requires improvement Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Stamford · Good Stamford Welland Academy Stamford · Good Staniland Academy Boston · Outstanding Stickney Church of England Primary School Boston · Requires improvement Sturton by Stow Primary School Lincoln · Good Surfleet Primary School Spalding · Good Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School Spalding · Good Sutton St James Community Primary School Spalding · Good Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School Mablethorpe · Good Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School Boston · Good Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Tattershall Primary School Lincoln · Good Tealby School Market Rasen · Good Tetney Primary School Grimsby · Good The Banovallum School Horncastle · Good The Barnes Wallis Academy Lincoln · Good The Billinghay Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good The Bluecoat School Stamford · Not judged The Boston Grammar School Boston · Good · Grammar The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School Boston · Good The Claypole Church of England Primary School Newark · Good The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy Spalding The Deepings School Peterborough · Not judged The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School Spalding · Good The Donington-on-Bain School Louth · Good The Edenham Church of England School Bourne · Good The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford Horncastle · Good The Eresby School, Spilsby Spilsby · Outstanding The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Boston · Requires improvement The Gainsborough Academy Gainsborough · Requires improvement The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School Gainsborough · Not judged The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy Gainsborough · Outstanding The Gainsborough Nursery School Gainsborough · Good The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School Gainsborough · Requires improvement The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School Spalding · Requires improvement The Giles Academy Boston · Good The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School Grantham · Good The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Outstanding The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School Grantham · Good The Harrowby Church of England Primary School Grantham · Requires improvement The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School Spalding · Good The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Spalding · Good The Isaac Newton Primary School Grantham · Not judged The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton Spalding · Not judged The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Good · Grammar The Kingsdown Nursery School, Lincoln Lincoln · Good The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School Sleaford · Good The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School Woodhall Spa · Good The Lancaster School LINCOLN · Good The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Sleaford · Good The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants School Lincoln · Good The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School Lincoln · Good The Lincoln St Christopher's School Lincoln · Good The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School Lincoln · Outstanding The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School LINCOLN · Outstanding The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy Lincoln The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham Grantham · Good The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School Boston · Good The Market Rasen Church of England Primary School Market Rasen · Good The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School Grantham · Good The Marton Academy Gainsborough · Good The Meadows Primary School Lincoln · Good The Metheringham Primary School Lincoln · Good The Middle Rasen Primary School Market Rasen · Good The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Bourne · Good The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School NETTLEHAM, LINCOLN · Good The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Good The New Leake Primary School Boston · Good The North Cotes Church of England Primary School North Cotes · Good The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good The Pilgrim School Boston · Good The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy Spalding · Good The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good The Priory Academy LSST Lincoln · Good The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement The Priory Pembroke Academy Lincoln · Good The Priory Ruskin Academy Grantham · Outstanding The Priory Witham Academy Lincoln · Good The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Good · Grammar The Richmond Primary Academy Skegness · Requires improvement The Ropsley Church of England Primary School Grantham · Good The Sibsey Free Primary School Boston · Good The South Hykeham Community Primary School Lincoln · Good The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Spalding · Good The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Lincoln · Good The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln Lincoln · Good The St Francis Special School, Lincoln Lincoln · Outstanding The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon Sleaford · Good The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern Alford · Good The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill Lincoln · Good The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School Skegness · Good The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby Grantham · Good The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School Wisbech · Outstanding The Uffington Church of England Primary School Stamford · Good The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School Skegness · Good The Welbourn Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Theddlethorpe Academy Mablethorpe · Good Thomas Middlecott Academy Boston · Requires improvement Thurlby Community Primary Academy Bourne · Good Tower Road Academy Boston · Good Toynton All Saints Primary School Spilsby · Not judged Tulip Academy Spalding · Outstanding University Academy Holbeach Spalding · Not judged University Academy Long Sutton Spalding · Requires improvement Waddingham Primary School Gainsborough · Good Waddington All Saints Academy Lincoln · Outstanding Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Walcott Primary School Lincoln · Good Walton Academy Grantham · Good Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy Gainsborough · Good Washingborough Academy Lincoln · Good Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Lincoln · Good West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy Grantham · Good West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy Grantham · Good Westgate Academy Lincoln · Good Weston Hills CofE Primary School Spalding · Good Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School Spalding · Good Whaplode Church of England Primary School Spalding · Good White's Wood Academy Gainsborough · Good William Alvey School Sleaford · Good William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Lincoln · Good William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School Market Deeping · Good William Lovell Church of England Academy Boston · Requires improvement Willoughby Academy Bourne · Good Willoughton Primary School Gainsborough · Good Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington Sleaford · Good Witham St Hughs Academy Lincoln · Outstanding Woodlands Academy Spilsby · Good Woodlands Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Good Wragby Primary School Market Rasen · Not judged Wrangle Primary Academy Boston · Good Wyberton Primary Academy Boston · Outstanding Wygate Park Academy Spalding · Not judged Wyndham Park Nursery School Grantham · Outstanding

How places are allocated in Lincolnshire

Primary schools: No single LA-wide rule: some schools prioritise a 'Designated Transport Area' (Lincolnshire's own term, functions like a catchment), others use plain nearest-school distance — varies by individual school. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Lincolnshire entrance test format

Lincolnshire has two separate 11+ tests depending on the school: 1. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS) test — used by 14 of the 15 grammar schools. Two GL Assessment multiple-choice papers, no English or Maths component: a Verbal Reasoning paper (around 50 minutes, roughly 85 questions) and a Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning paper (around 35 minutes, strictly sectioned — children complete each section in order and cannot skip ahead or go back). Registration is done once in Year 5 (deadline set annually by the consortium, historically around 30 June the year before entry) and covers every consortium school the family lists. 2. Caistor Grammar School — NOT part of the LCGS consortium, so a child applying to Caistor as well as another Lincolnshire grammar school sits two different sets of exams. Caistor runs its own two Verbal Reasoning papers in the autumn term of Year 6, with a separate, earlier registration deadline (historically mid-August). A combined score of 220 or more across both papers is needed to be eligible, targeting roughly the top quarter of applicants. For both tests, passing does not itself guarantee a place — a formal school application must still be submitted through the normal coordinated admissions process, and places are then allocated using each school's oversubscription criteria.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2027 Registration closes 2026-06-30 (passed)
Sept 2027 Test date 2026-09-12
Sept 2027 Results released 2026-10-09
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2026 Qualifying score threshold TBC
Sept 2026 Registration opens 2025-01-09 (passed)
Sept 2026 Registration closes 2025-03-21 (passed)
Sept 2026 Test date 2025-09-01 (passed)
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-01 (passed)

Out-of-area applications

14 of Lincolnshire's 15 grammar schools belong to the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS), which shares a single 11+ test — sitting it once makes a child eligible for consideration at any consortium school. Caistor Grammar School is NOT part of the consortium and sets its own separate test and deadline. If you live outside Lincolnshire (or in a non-selective part of the county), you can still register your child for the 11+ test directly — registration is open to all Year 5 children regardless of home address. However, your school application itself must go through YOUR home local authority's Common Application Form, not Lincolnshire County Council's — your home LA decides its own deadline and coordinates passing your preference to Lincolnshire. Two separate deadlines to track: the 11+ test registration deadline (set by the consortium/school, not your home LA) and your home LA's main application deadline (Lincolnshire residents' deadline is 12 noon, 12 December in Year 6 — other LAs may set a different date). Criteria impact: LCGS places are allocated on test score rank (no fixed geographic catchment for most consortium schools), so living outside Lincolnshire does not itself disadvantage you the way it might under a catchment-based system — but check each individual school's own oversubscription criteria, as some give priority to specific feeder areas.

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