School admissions in Lincoln

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

70 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolLINCOLN	1.71	28
Tattershall Primary SchoolLincoln	1.45	20
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary AcademyLincoln	1.33	27
Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.20	30
Lincoln Carlton AcademyLincoln	1.08	59
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.07	30
The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.07	15
Heighington Millfield Primary AcademyLincoln	1.03	30
Ling Moor Primary AcademyLincoln	1.02	59
Witham St Hughs AcademyLincoln	1.02	60
Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	47
Bracebridge Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln	1.00	19
Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	3
Cherry Willingham Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	26
Digby Church of England SchoolLincoln	1.00	10
Digby the Tedder Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
Eagle Community Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	9
Fiskerton Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	10
Fosse Way AcademyLincoln	1.00	62
Ingham Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	13
Leslie Manser Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	39
Manor Farm AcademyLincoln	1.00	23
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	10
Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	3
Nocton Community Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	7
North Scarle Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	3
Pollyplatt Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	9
Reepham Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	25
Saxilby Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	48
Scampton Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	6
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	24
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyLincoln	1.00	19
St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolLINCOLN	1.00	26
Sturton by Stow Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	17
Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	20
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	12
The Lancaster SchoolLINCOLN	1.00	26
The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants SchoolLincoln	1.00	41
The Metheringham Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	32
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln	1.00	40
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	28
The Priory Witham AcademyLincoln	1.00	39
The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the HillLincoln	1.00	17
Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	38
Walcott Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	7
Washingborough AcademyLincoln	1.00	18
Woodlands Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln	1.00	24
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary SchoolLincoln	0.99	67
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyLincoln	0.98	44
St Giles AcademyLincoln	0.97	35
Hartsholme AcademyLincoln	0.97	34
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.97	33
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary SchoolLincoln	0.96	51
Bassingham Primary SchoolLincoln	0.96	23
The Meadows Primary SchoolLincoln	0.95	43
The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, LincolnLincoln	0.95	73
Waddington All Saints AcademyLincoln	0.94	54
Branston Church of England Infant AcademyLincoln	0.94	35
Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.94	16
Mount Street AcademyLincoln	0.93	59
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants AcademyLincoln	0.92	26
Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.91	11
Ermine Primary AcademyLincoln	0.87	47
The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.86	7
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.76	51
Coleby Church of England Primary AcademyLincoln	0.75	4
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.74	31

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

13 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
The Priory Academy LSSTLincoln	1.89	232
William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolLincoln	1.18	228
Sir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincoln	1.13	241
Lincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolLincoln	1.05	214
The Barnes Wallis AcademyLincoln	0.96	73
The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyLincoln	0.95	166
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyLincoln	0.94	108
The Priory Pembroke AcademyLincoln	0.91	125
Sir William Robertson Academy, WelbournLincoln	0.86	185
Branston Community AcademyLincoln	0.75	202
The Priory Witham AcademyLincoln	0.69	127
Lincoln Castle AcademyLincoln	0.57	173
North Kesteven AcademyLincoln	0.37	140