How many schools are in Lincolnshire?

OfferDay lists 399 schools in Lincolnshire, including 280 primary schools and 53 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Lincolnshire?

Every school in Lincolnshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Lincolnshire?

OfferDay ranks schools in Lincolnshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Lincolnshire local authority?

OfferDay groups the Lincolnshire schools across 30 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Lincolnshire local authority

Lincolnshire has 399 schools listed on OfferDay across 30 towns.

5 nursery schools · 280 primary schools · 53 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 4 sixth forms and colleges · 40 special and alternative provision schools · 14 independent schools · 2 other establishments

About schools in Lincolnshire

Most of the 399 schools listed in Lincolnshire are primary schools. Its 53 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 59%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 256 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 45.9; average Attainment 8 score, across the 61 schools with published results

Top schools in Lincolnshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School 94%
2 Denton CofE School 90%
3 The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford 90%
4 The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School 89%
5 The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern 88%
6 Digby Church of England School 88%
7 The Claypole Church of England Primary School 88%
8 Osgodby Primary School 87%

Secondary

1 The King's School, Grantham 72.7
2 Caistor Grammar School 69.8
3 Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School 68.8
4 Bourne Grammar School 68.6
5 Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle 66.2
6 Spalding High School 63.0
7 The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough 62.5
8 Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy 61.8

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Lincolnshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Holton Sleaford Independent School
Other independent special school · Ages 9 to 20

Common questions about schools in Lincolnshire

How many schools are in Lincolnshire?: OfferDay lists 399 schools in Lincolnshire, including 280 primary schools and 53 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Lincolnshire?: Every school in Lincolnshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Lincolnshire?: OfferDay ranks schools in Lincolnshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Lincolnshire local authority?: OfferDay groups the Lincolnshire schools across 30 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.