Best Schools in North Lincolnshire

How many schools are there in North Lincolnshire?

North Lincolnshire has 28 open schools: 15 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 7 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in North Lincolnshire are rated Outstanding?

1 school in North Lincolnshire was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Outwood Academy Foxhills. Counting Good as well, 83% of the 23 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Outwood Academy Foxhills

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in North Lincolnshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in North Lincolnshire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Outwood Academy Foxhills, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.1 and 54% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Outwood Academy Brumby, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.8 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Outwood Academy FoxhillsOutwood Academy BrumbyEngineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in North Lincolnshire have the best SATs results?

Of the 14 primary schools in North Lincolnshire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Scawby Academy (95% in reading, 84% in maths); John Harrison C of E Primary School (81% in reading, 89% in maths); and Goxhill Primary School (86% in reading, 82% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Scawby AcademyJohn Harrison C of E Primary SchoolGoxhill Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in North Lincolnshire?

No. None of the state secondary schools in North Lincolnshire selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in North Lincolnshire have catchment areas?

Most state schools in North Lincolnshire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North Lincolnshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in North Lincolnshire?

Apply to North Lincolnshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.