Secondary schools in Lincoln
14 secondary schools in Lincoln, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Lincoln in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Lincoln first 2,196 times for 2,214 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.02 across the Lincolnshire authority's 53 schools. 4 of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.11 miles (Sir Robert Pattinson Academy) to 9.63 miles (Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
- The Barnes Wallis Academy
- The Priory Academy LSST
- The Priory Witham Academy
- William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
- Lincoln UTC
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
- The Priory Pembroke Academy
- Branston Community Academy
- North Kesteven Academy
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
- The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
- Lincoln Castle Academy
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
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Browse by authority: Lincolnshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.