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Schools in North East Lincolnshire

  • 65State-funded schools
  • 49Primary
  • 10Secondary
  • 2Special
  • Yorkshire and the HumberRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
92%
8 pts above England (84%)
1,851 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
97%
5 pts above England (92%)
1,358 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
1.6
0.6 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
6of 65 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in North East Lincolnshire
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
92%got their first choice
8 pts above England (84%)

1,851 applicants · 3.1% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 92%; England 84%
  2. 2025 96%; England 84%
  3. 2024 91%; England 83%
  4. 2023 90%; England 83%
  5. 2022 94%; England 83%
  6. 2021 88%; England 81%
  7. 2020 88%; England 82%
  8. 2019 90%; England 81%
  9. 2018 93%; England 82%
  10. 2017 94%; England 83%
  11. 2016 92%; England 84%
  12. 2015 96%; England 84%
  13. 2014 90%; England 85%
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,85192.0%96.9%3.1%
Sep 20251,72896.1%99.3%0.7%
Sep 20241,81890.6%96.8%3.2%
Sep 20231,91589.6%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20221,83894.0%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20211,85988.3%96.7%3.3%
Sep 20201,78588.3%96.9%3.1%
Sep 20191,78090.3%98.5%1.5%
Sep 20181,72093.4%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20171,69393.8%98.5%1.5%
Sep 20161,73491.6%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20151,64996.1%99.5%0.5%
Sep 20141,56890.5%98.7%1.3%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
97%got their first choice
5 pts above England (92%)

1,358 applicants · 0.4% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 97%; England 92%
  2. 2025 100%; England 93%
  3. 2024 99%; England 93%
  4. 2023 98%; England 92%
  5. 2022 97%; England 92%
  6. 2021 95%; England 92%
  7. 2020 97%; England 90%
  8. 2019 95%; England 91%
  9. 2018 94%; England 91%
  10. 2017 95%; England 90%
  11. 2016 92%; England 88%
  12. 2015 96%; England 88%
  13. 2014 97%; England 88%
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,35897.4%99.6%0.4%
Sep 20251,348100.0%100.0%0.0%
Sep 20241,40099.4%99.9%0.1%
Sep 20231,47598.1%99.6%0.4%
Sep 20221,55097.0%99.4%0.6%
Sep 20211,59795.3%99.2%0.8%
Sep 20201,60197.3%99.3%0.7%
Sep 20191,77994.6%98.1%1.9%
Sep 20181,67893.7%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20171,77295.5%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20161,82992.1%97.6%2.4%
Sep 20151,81595.6%98.9%1.1%
Sep 20141,78696.9%99.4%0.6%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 6 schools of 65 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (5)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 46 schools · graded 2010 to 2024

  • Outstanding3
  • Good42
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 8 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–422
Behaviour and attitudes33–2
Personal development323–
Leadership and management1412

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 5.

Latest report cards

Every new report card, month by month · RSS for North East Lincolnshire

Secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire

10 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Humberston Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place 49.3 19%
Cleethorpes Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.2 applications per place 42.4 35%
Beacon Academy Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 30.3 50%
Healing Academy Good2024 1.8 applications per place 48.1 17%
Oasis Academy Wintringham Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 35.6 57%
Ormiston Maritime Academy Good2022 1.6 applications per place 30.9 55%
John Whitgift Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 50.0 39%
Waltham Toll Bar Academy Good2023 1.5 applications per place 47.6 19%
Havelock Academy Good2023 1.2 applications per place 37.3 51%
Oasis Academy Immingham 2026 1.2 applications per place 39.1 39%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in North East Lincolnshire

49 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Scartho Gateway Academy Not yet inspected 2.7 applications per place – 23%
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy 2026 2.4small intake applications per place 56% 20%
Fairfield Academy Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 60% 11%
Springfield Primary Academy Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 74% 16%
Strand Primary Academy 2026 2.2small intake applications per place 77% 53%
Enfield Academy of New Waltham Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 50% 16%
Great Coates Primary School Improved significantly2024 2.0 applications per place 71% 49%
The Humberston Church of England Primary School Faith Not yet inspected 2.0 applications per place 59% 16%
Waltham Gateway Academy Not yet inspected 2.0 applications per place – 33%
Humberston Cloverfields Academy Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 78% 15%
Reynolds Primary Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.9 applications per place 63% 28%
Bursar Primary Academy Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 65% 19%
Western Primary School 2026 1.9small intake applications per place 61% 46%
Stallingborough CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 55% 21%
Macaulay Primary Academy Good2022 1.9 applications per place 79% 36%
Healing Primary Academy Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 66% 8%
Littlecoates Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 70% 57%
Middlethorpe Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 91% 24%
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.8 applications per place 67% 47%
Edward Heneage Primary Academy Standards maintained2024 1.8 applications per place 77% 46%
New Waltham Academy Good2022 1.8 applications per place 78% 15%
Willows Academy Standards maintained2024 1.8 applications per place 68% 34%
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery Requires improvement2022 1.7 applications per place – 29%
Signhills Infant Academy 2026 1.7 applications per place – 7%
Laceby Acres Primary Academy Good2024 1.7 applications per place 72% 23%
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 76% 50%
Grange Primary School Standards maintained2024 1.7 applications per place 33% 51%
St Peter's CofE Primary School Faith Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7small intake applications per place 50% 50%
Waltham Leas Primary Academy Good2023 1.7 applications per place 60% 16%
Wybers Wood Academy Improved significantly2025 1.7 applications per place 85% 14%
Woodlands Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 78% 46%
Eastfield Primary Academy Good2023 1.6 applications per place 73% 36%
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Good2024 1.6 applications per place – 57%
Welholme Academy Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 55% 60%
Old Clee Primary Academy Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 74% 38%
Elliston Primary Academy Standards maintained2024 1.5 applications per place 72% 60%
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Good2024 1.5 applications per place 41% 42%
Yarborough Academy Good2023 1.5 applications per place 54% 15%
Weelsby Academy Good2022 1.5 applications per place 75% 61%
East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Faith Good2023 1.4small intake applications per place 41% 7%
Pilgrim Academy Standards maintained2025 1.4 applications per place 65% 26%
Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 70% 33%
Ormiston South Parade Academy Standards maintained2025 1.3 applications per place 82% 48%
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe 2026 1.3 applications per place 33% 73%
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Not yet inspected 1.2 applications per place – 17%
Franklin Sixth Form College Not yet inspected no data – –
Scartho Junior Academy Remains Good2024 no data 75% 33%
Signhills Academy Good2023 no data 74% 15%
William Barcroft Junior School Improved significantly2025 no data 74% 72%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

6 schools