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Grammar schools in Spilsby

There are no grammar schools in Spilsby.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Lincolnshire has 15 of them, but none in Spilsby itself — so every state secondary in Spilsby admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy, about 6.7 miles away in Lincolnshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire has 15 grammar schools, but none in Spilsby itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Spilsby

Straight-line distance from the centre of Spilsby — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford 6.7 miles Mixed —
Skegness Grammar School Skegness 9.7 miles Mixed —
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle 9.7 miles Mixed Good
Boston High School Boston 13.4 miles Girls Good
King Edward VI Grammar School Louth 14.2 miles Mixed Good
The Boston Grammar School Boston 14.5 miles Boys —

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children in the designated free-transport area with a sibling at the school (published source)
  3. Pupil Premium children in the designated free-transport area (published source)

Skegness Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children with a sibling on roll at the time of admission (published source)
  3. Children living in the designated free-transport area (published source)

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Children eligible for the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Children living in the designated free-transport area — in order of total test score (published source)

Boston High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Girls registered for free school meals in the last six years (Pupil Premium) (published source)
  3. Girls with a sibling at the school (published source)

King Edward VI Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Siblings of children still at the school (published source)
  3. Twins and other multiple births who have all passed (published source)

The Boston Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Boys registered for free school meals in the last six years (Pupil Premium) (published source)
  3. A sibling at the school at the time of admission (published source)

Schools in Spilsby

Spilsby has 8 open schools. Browse all Spilsby schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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