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Best secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

13 of 15 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all North Lincolnshire schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Outwood Academy Foxhills Scunthorpe 0.5 Outstanding improving about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 The Vale Academy Brigg hidden gem 0.45 Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 South Axholme Academy Doncaster hidden gem 0.21 Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe hidden gem 0.06 Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Baysgarth School Barton-upon-Humber hidden gem -0.22 Good improving about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Outwood Academy Brumby Scunthorpe hidden gem -0.23 Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Winterton Community Academy Scunthorpe -0.31 Not judged about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 The St Lawrence Academy Scunthorpe -0.42 Requires improvement declining about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Sir John Nelthorpe School Brigg -0.46 Good improving about even 1.01 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Melior Community Academy Scunthorpe hidden gem -0.54 Good improving about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 The Axholme Academy Crowle hidden gem -0.54 Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Frederick Gough School Scunthorpe -0.6 Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire Scunthorpe -0.89 Good — approximate

Also in North Lincolnshire

2 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of North Lincolnshire, not a fairer one.

Applying in North Lincolnshire

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