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98 open schools in Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Lincolnshire schools · grammar schools in Lincoln

Lincoln has 98 state schools: 76 primary, 13 secondary, part of Lincolnshire's wider catchment. 95 have a published Ofsted rating, and 69 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Athena School Lincoln · Good Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School Lincoln · Good Bassingham Primary School Lincoln · Good 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 · Not judged Branston Junior Academy Lincoln · Good Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Burton Hathow Preparatory School Lincoln Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Coleby Church of England Primary Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Digby Church of England School Lincoln · Not judged Digby the Tedder Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Eagle Community Primary School Lincoln · Requires improvement Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Ermine Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Fiskerton Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Fortuna School Lincoln · Outstanding Fosse Way Academy Lincoln · Good Hartsholme Academy Lincoln · Not judged Heighington Millfield Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Ingham Primary School Lincoln · Good Leadenham Church of England Academy Lincoln · Not judged Leslie Manser Primary School Lincoln · Good Lincoln Birchwood Junior School Lincoln · Good Lincoln Carlton Academy Lincoln · Not judged Lincoln Castle Academy Lincoln · Inadequate Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln · Not judged Lincoln College Lincoln · Good Lincoln Minster School Lincoln Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Lincoln UTC Lincoln · Good Ling Moor Primary Academy Lincoln · Not judged Manor Farm Academy Lincoln · 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 Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School Lincoln · Good Nocton Community Primary School Lincoln · Good North Kesteven Academy Lincoln · Not judged North Scarle Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Good Pollyplatt Primary Academy Lincoln Reepham Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Saxilby Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Scampton Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Lincoln · Good Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Lincoln · Good Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School Lincoln · Good St Giles Academy Lincoln · Not judged St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Not judged St Lawrence Church of England Primary School LINCOLN · Good St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Requires improvement Sturton by Stow Primary School Lincoln · Good Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Not judged Tattershall Primary School Lincoln · Good The Barnes Wallis Academy Lincoln · Good The Billinghay Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Not judged The Kingsdown Nursery School, Lincoln Lincoln · Good The Lancaster School LINCOLN · 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 · Not judged The Meadows Primary School Lincoln · Good The Metheringham Primary School Lincoln · Good The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Good The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School Lincoln · 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 Witham Academy Lincoln · Good The South Hykeham Community Primary School Lincoln · 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 Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill Lincoln · Good The Welbourn Church of England Primary School Lincoln · Good Waddington All Saints Academy Lincoln · Not judged Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Walcott Primary School Lincoln · Good Washingborough Academy Lincoln · Good Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Lincoln · Good Westgate Academy Lincoln · Good William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Lincoln · Good Witham St Hughs Academy Lincoln · Outstanding Woodlands Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.74 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.76 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Welbourn Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Ermine Primary Academy Good · ×0.87 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.91 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Priory Pembroke Academy Good · ×0.91 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Branston Church of England Infant Academy Outstanding · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Meadows Primary School Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

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 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
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 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
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 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-01 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (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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