School admissions in Lincolnshire

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

267 schools. 37 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
The Edward Richardson Primary School, TetfordHorncastle	1.93	14
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolLINCOLN	1.71	28
Beacon Primary AcademySkegness	1.70	30
Church Lane Primary School & NurserySleaford	1.53	30
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, GranthamGrantham	1.50	30
Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary AcademyBourne	1.48	29
Tattershall Primary SchoolLincoln	1.45	20
Weston Hills CofE Primary SchoolSpalding	1.40	20
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSpalding	1.38	45
Lutton St Nicholas Primary AcademySpalding	1.33	15
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary AcademyLincoln	1.33	27
Wygate Park AcademySpalding	1.31	29
Denton CofE SchoolGrantham	1.30	10
Grimoldby Primary SchoolLouth	1.30	30
The Edenham Church of England SchoolBourne	1.24	17
Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.20	30
Deeping St Nicholas Primary SchoolSpalding	1.17	12
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolWisbech	1.13	15
Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.11	28
Deeping St James Community Primary SchoolPeterborough	1.10	29
The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolWoodhall Spa	1.10	20
Lincoln Carlton AcademyLincoln	1.08	59
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England AcademySpalding	1.08	12
Baston CE Primary SchoolPeterborough	1.08	25
St Bartholomews CofE Primary SchoolSpalding	1.07	14
Corby Glen Community Primary SchoolGrantham	1.07	15
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.07	30
Morton Trentside Primary SchoolGAINSBOROUGH	1.07	30
The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.07	15
Barkston and Syston CofE Primary SchoolGrantham	1.06	16
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolSpalding	1.03	59
Heighington Millfield Primary AcademyLincoln	1.03	30
The Isaac Newton Primary SchoolGrantham	1.03	32
The Claypole Church of England Primary SchoolNewark	1.03	33
Barrowby Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	1.03	34
Ling Moor Primary AcademyLincoln	1.02	59
Witham St Hughs AcademyLincoln	1.02	60
Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	11
Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
Belmont Community Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	10
Billingborough Primary SchoolSleaford	1.00	15
Binbrook CofE Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	3
Boston Pioneers Free School AcademyBoston	1.00	35
Boston West AcademyBoston	1.00	42
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
Bucknall Primary SchoolBardney	1.00	2
Bythams Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	7
Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	15
Carlton Road AcademyBoston	1.00	37
Caythorpe Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	6
Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolSkegness	1.00	17
Cherry Willingham Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	26
Cliffedale Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	17
Clough and Risegate Community Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	16
Corringham CofE VC Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	9
Digby Church of England SchoolLincoln	1.00	10
Digby the Tedder Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
Eagle Community Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	9
East Wold Church of England Primary SchoolLouth	1.00	6
Faldingworth Community Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	5
Fishtoft AcademyBoston	1.00	4
Fiskerton Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	10
Fosse Way AcademyLincoln	1.00	62
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	26
Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	10
Fulstow Church of England Primary SchoolLouth	1.00	1
Gedney Drove End Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	4
Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolBarnetby	1.00	3
Great Ponton Church of England SchoolGrantham	1.00	1
Hawthorn Tree SchoolBoston	1.00	53
Heckington St Andrew's Church of England SchoolSleaford	1.00	20
Helpringham Primary AcademySleaford	1.00	11
Hemswell Cliff Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	6
Hogsthorpe Primary AcademySkegness	1.00	3
Holton Le Clay Infant SchoolNr Grimsby	1.00	17
Huttoft Primary & Nursery SchoolAlford	1.00	10
Ingham Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	13
Ingoldmells AcademySkegness	1.00	10
Ingoldsby AcademyGrantham	1.00	3
Keelby Primary AcademyGrimsby	1.00	20
Kelsey Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	13
Kirton Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	75
Legsby Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	3
Leslie Manser Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	39
Lift North ThoresbyGrimsby	1.00	17
Mablethorpe Primary AcademyMablethorpe	1.00	41
Malcolm Sargent Primary SchoolStamford	1.00	69
Manor Farm AcademyLincoln	1.00	23
Marshchapel Infant SchoolGrimsby	1.00	14
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	10
Nettleton Community Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	4
Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	3
Nocton Community Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	7
Normanby Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	8
North Scarle Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	3
Old Leake Primary AcademyBoston	1.00	13
Osgodby Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	7
Park AcademyBoston	1.00	22
Pollyplatt Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	9
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	13
Reepham Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	25
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademySleaford	1.00	19
Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy BostonBoston	1.00	22
Saxilby Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	48
Scampton Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	6
Scotter Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	21
Shepeau Stow Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	8
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	24
South View Community Primary SchoolPeterborough	1.00	84
South Witham AcademyGrantham	1.00	9
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary AcademyStamford	1.00	14
St George's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolStamford	1.00	15
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyLincoln	1.00	19
St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolLINCOLN	1.00	26
St Nicholas CE Primary AcademyBoston	1.00	26
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, SpaldingSpalding	1.00	28
St Thomas CofE Primary AcademyBoston	1.00	40
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	4
Staniland AcademyBoston	1.00	52
Stickney Church of England Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	12
Sturton by Stow Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	17
Surfleet Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	3
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary SchoolMablethorpe	1.00	7
Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	26
Tealby SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	12
Tetney Primary SchoolGrimsby	1.00	17
The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	20
The Bluecoat SchoolStamford	1.00	13
The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	26
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	38
The Fourfields Church of England School, SuttertonBoston	1.00	21
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	14
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years AcademyGainsborough	1.00	38
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	25
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	5
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	12
The Harrowby Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	1.00	9
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	6
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford	1.00	16
The Lancaster SchoolLINCOLN	1.00	26
The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants SchoolLincoln	1.00	41
The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	6
The Market Rasen Church of England Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	31
The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England SchoolGrantham	1.00	7
The Marton AcademyGainsborough	1.00	10
The Metheringham Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	32
The Middle Rasen Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	15
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln	1.00	40
The New Leake Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	3
The North Cotes Church of England Primary SchoolNorth Cotes	1.00	1
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	28
The Priory Witham AcademyLincoln	1.00	39
The Sibsey Free Primary SchoolBoston	1.00	25
The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	14
The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonSleaford	1.00	7
The St Margaret's Church of England School, WithernAlford	1.00	10
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the HillLincoln	1.00	17
Theddlethorpe AcademyMablethorpe	1.00	9
Tower Road AcademyBoston	1.00	76
Toynton All Saints Primary SchoolSpilsby	1.00	15
Waddingham Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	8
Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyLincoln	1.00	38
Walcott Primary SchoolLincoln	1.00	7
Washingborough AcademyLincoln	1.00	18
West Grantham Church of England Primary AcademyGrantham	1.00	13
Whaplode Church of England Primary SchoolSpalding	1.00	30
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolMarket Deeping	1.00	24
Willoughton Primary SchoolGainsborough	1.00	7
Winchelsea Primary School RuskingtonSleaford	1.00	21
Woodlands Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln	1.00	24
Wragby Primary SchoolMarket Rasen	1.00	21
Wrangle Primary AcademyBoston	1.00	4
Wyberton Primary AcademyBoston	1.00	29
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary SchoolLincoln	0.99	67
Bourne Westfield Primary AcademyBourne	0.98	90
Castle Wood AcademyGainsborough	0.98	44
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyLincoln	0.98	44
Belton Lane Community Primary SchoolGrantham	0.97	40
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary SchoolStamford	0.97	40
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolWoodhall Spa	0.97	38
St Giles AcademyLincoln	0.97	35
Hartsholme AcademyLincoln	0.97	34
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.97	33
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, GranthamGrantham	0.97	30
Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary SchoolSpalding	0.97	30
The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolSkegness	0.97	30
Linchfield AcademyPeterborough	0.97	59
Huntingtower Community Primary AcademyGrantham	0.97	58
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary AcademySpalding	0.96	57
Eastfield Infants and Nursery AcademyLOUTH	0.96	55
St Botolph's C of E Primary SchoolSleaford	0.96	53
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Sleaford	0.96	26
St Michael's Church of England School, LouthLouth	0.96	26
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary SchoolLincoln	0.96	51
Alford Primary SchoolAlford	0.96	25
Poplar Farm SchoolGrantham	0.96	50
Ancaster CofE Primary SchoolGrantham	0.96	23
Bassingham Primary SchoolLincoln	0.96	23
North Somercotes CofE Primary SchoolLouth	0.96	23
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist SchoolSkegness	0.96	23
Spilsby Primary SchoolSpilsby	0.95	22
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, GainsboroughGainsborough	0.95	22
The Meadows Primary SchoolLincoln	0.95	43
The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great GonerbyGrantham	0.95	21
Gosberton AcademySpalding	0.95	19
Langtoft Primary SchoolPeterborough	0.95	19
The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, LincolnLincoln	0.95	73
Colsterworth Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	0.94	18
Rauceby Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford	0.94	18
Waddington All Saints AcademyLincoln	0.94	54
Branston Church of England Infant AcademyLincoln	0.94	35
William Alvey SchoolSleaford	0.94	52
Fleet Wood Lane SchoolSpalding	0.94	17
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	0.94	33
Sutton St James Community Primary SchoolSpalding	0.94	16
Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.94	16
Gipsey Bridge AcademyBoston	0.93	15
Horncastle Primary SchoolHorncastle	0.93	59
Mount Street AcademyLincoln	0.93	59
Spalding Parish Church of England Day SchoolSpalding	0.93	44
Long Bennington Church of England AcademyNewark	0.93	28
The Ropsley Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	0.93	14
Kidgate AcademyLouth	0.93	54
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants AcademyLincoln	0.92	26
Monkshouse Primary AcademySpalding	0.92	49
Osbournby Primary SchoolSleaford	0.92	12
Partney Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSpilsby	0.92	12
The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolBourne	0.91	23
Long Sutton County Primary SchoolSpalding	0.91	45
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolGainsborough	0.91	11
Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.91	11
Spalding Primary AcademySpalding	0.90	31
Halton Holegate CofE Primary SchoolSPILSBY	0.90	10
North Cockerington Church of England Primary SchoolLouth	0.90	10
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary AcademySpalding	0.90	10
Great Steeping Primary SchoolSpilsby	0.89	9
St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, WilloughbyAlford	0.89	18
The Uffington Church of England Primary SchoolStamford	0.89	9
The Richmond Primary AcademySkegness	0.88	43
Seathorne Primary AcademySkegness	0.88	34
Mercer's Wood AcademyGainsborough	0.88	16
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolSpalding	0.88	8
Ermine Primary AcademyLincoln	0.87	47
Market Deeping Community Primary SchoolMarket Deeping	0.87	23
Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary AcademyBourne	0.87	76
Skegness Infant AcademySkegness	0.86	64
Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford	0.86	7
Gedney Church End Primary AcademySpalding	0.86	7
Lift UtterbyLouth	0.86	7
The Donington-on-Bain SchoolLouth	0.86	14
The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.86	7
The John Harrox Primary School, MoultonSpalding	0.83	36
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademySleaford	0.82	11
Scamblesby Church of England Primary SchoolLouth	0.80	5
The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford	0.78	18
Thurlby Community Primary AcademyBourne	0.78	27
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham	0.77	22
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.76	51
Holbeach Primary AcademySpalding	0.76	45
Coleby Church of England Primary AcademyLincoln	0.75	4
Moulton Chapel Primary SchoolSpalding	0.75	4
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln	0.74	31
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGrantham	0.67	15
Holbeach Bank Primary AcademySpalding	0.64	11

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

53 schools. 25 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
The Priory Academy LSSTLincoln	1.89	232
Skegness Grammar SchoolSkegness	1.82	71
The King's School, GranthamGrantham	1.64	171
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham	1.49	180
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleHorncastle	1.42	118
Spalding High SchoolSpalding	1.36	149
Boston High SchoolBoston	1.33	119
Bourne Grammar SchoolBourne	1.26	238
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford	1.26	68
Caistor Grammar SchoolMarket Rasen	1.26	113
The Boston Grammar SchoolBoston	1.20	136
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySleaford	1.19	124
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGainsborough	1.18	188
William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolLincoln	1.18	228
The Priory Ruskin AcademyGrantham	1.14	196
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology CollegeAlford	1.14	122
Sir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincoln	1.13	241
King Edward VI Grammar SchoolLouth	1.12	130
Charles Read AcademyGrantham	1.12	49
Giles AcademyBoston	1.11	170
Cowley AcademySpalding	1.10	116
Lincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolLincoln	1.05	214
Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding	1.05	146
The Banovallum SchoolHorncastle	1.03	118
Bourne AcademyBourne	1.02	248
Caistor Yarborough AcademyMarket Rasen	0.96	141
The Barnes Wallis AcademyLincoln	0.96	73
Spalding AcademySpalding	0.95	311
The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyLincoln	0.95	166
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyLincoln	0.94	108
West Grantham Church of England Secondary AcademyGrantham	0.94	123
Stamford Welland AcademyStamford	0.94	125
University Academy Long SuttonSpalding	0.92	131
The Priory Pembroke AcademyLincoln	0.91	125
St George's AcademySleaford	0.90	343
The Gainsborough AcademyGainsborough	0.88	155
Louth AcademyLouth	0.88	188
Sir William Robertson Academy, WelbournLincoln	0.86	185
Carre's Grammar SchoolSleaford	0.84	113
University Academy HolbeachSpalding	0.84	232
The Deepings SchoolPeterborough	0.81	156
Branston Community AcademyLincoln	0.75	202
De Aston SchoolMarket Rasen	0.75	139
William Lovell Church of England AcademyBoston	0.75	63
Somercotes AcademyLouth	0.74	76
Haven High AcademyBoston	0.72	179
The Priory Witham AcademyLincoln	0.69	127
King Edward VI AcademySpilsby	0.69	87
Thomas Middlecott AcademyBoston	0.69	115
Skegness AcademySkegness	0.63	145
Lincoln Castle AcademyLincoln	0.57	173
Walton AcademyGrantham	0.46	175
North Kesteven AcademyLincoln	0.37	140