Schools in Lincolnshire
396 schools across 37 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 160 of 396 schools here that have a published grade.
Lincolnshire has 396 schools across 37 towns — 278 primary, 53 secondary, educating around 110,704 pupils. 86% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (138 of 160). There are currently 96 open teaching jobs in Lincolnshire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Lincolnshire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Lincolnshire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1The King's School, Grantham72.7Attainment 8
- 2Caistor Grammar School69.8Attainment 8
- 3Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School68.8Attainment 8
- 4Bourne Grammar School68.6Attainment 8
- 5Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle66.2Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Lincolnshire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Alford
Bardney
Barnetby
Boston
Bourne
Dowsby
East Heckington
East Lindsey
Gainsborough
GAINSBOROUGH
Grantham
Grimsby
Horncastle
Lincoln
LINCOLN
Louth
LOUTH
Mablethorpe
Market Deeping
Market Rasen
NETTLEHAM, LINCOLN
Newark
North Cotes
North Kesteven
Nr Grimsby
Peterborough
Skegness
Sleaford
South Holland
South Kesteven
Spalding
Spilsby
SPILSBY
Stamford
West Lindsey
Wisbech
Woodhall Spa
Outstanding Schools in Lincolnshire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Branston Church of England Infant Academy
Lincoln, Lincolnshire· LN4 1PR
132 pupils
Trust: LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, Lincolnshire· NG31 9AU
1,202 pupils
Attainment 8: 68.8
Trust: KESTEVEN AND GRANTHAM GIRLS' SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Spalding High School
Spalding, Lincolnshire· PE11 2PJ
948 pupils
Attainment 8: 63.0
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
East Lindsey, Lincolnshire· LN12 2DF
47 pupils
Trust: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire· PE11 2PN
50 pupils
Trust: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School
LINCOLN, Lincolnshire· LN5 7TA
264 pupils
KS2: 65% met expected standard