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School admissions in Sleaford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 1 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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.

Sleaford in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Sleaford first 337 times for 336 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lincolnshire authority's 267 schools. One of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Church Lane Primary School & Nursery, to 0.75 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Sleaford first 550 times for 580 places: 0.95 first choices per place, against 1.02 across the Lincolnshire authority's 53 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

16 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Church Lane Primary School & NurserySleaford1.53300.749 miles 2026
Billingborough Primary SchoolSleaford1.0015not published
Heckington St Andrew's Church of England SchoolSleaford1.0020not published
Helpringham Primary AcademySleaford1.0011not published
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademySleaford1.0019not published
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford1.0016not published
The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonSleaford1.007not published
Winchelsea Primary School RuskingtonSleaford1.0021not published
St Botolph's C of E Primary SchoolSleaford0.9653not published
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Sleaford0.9626not published
Rauceby Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford0.9418not published
William Alvey SchoolSleaford0.9452not published
Osbournby Primary SchoolSleaford0.9212not published
Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford0.867not published
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademySleaford0.8211not published
The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford0.7818not published

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

3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySleaford1.19124
St George's AcademySleaford0.90343
Carre's Grammar SchoolSleaford0.84113

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.