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Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, ranked

The 54 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    The King's School, Grantham

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    72.7
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Caistor Grammar School

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    69.8
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    68.8
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Bourne Grammar School

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    68.6
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    66.2
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Spalding High School

    Community school

    63.0
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    62.5
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    61.8
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    King Edward VI Grammar School

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    61.3
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    60.5
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Boston High School

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    58.8
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Spalding Grammar School

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    58.8
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Carre's Grammar School

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    58.0
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    The Priory Academy LSST

    Academy sponsor led

    53.9
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    The Boston Grammar School

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    53.1
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Skegness Grammar School

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    52.0
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    50.8
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Bourne Academy

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    47.2
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Lincoln UTC

    University technical college

    46.1
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Sir Robert Pattinson Academy

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    45.9
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Spalding Academy

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    45.3
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Louth Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.0
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Caistor Yarborough Academy

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    43.8
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Branston Community Academy

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    43.8
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    De Aston School

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    42.5
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    The Banovallum School

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    41.9
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    The Priory Ruskin Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    41.4
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Walton Academy

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    41.1
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    The Priory Pembroke Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    41.0
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Lincoln Castle Academy

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    40.8
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Somercotes Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    40.6
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    40.3
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    University Academy Holbeach

    Academy sponsor led

    39.9
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    39.8
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    Stamford Welland Academy

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    39.7
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    St George's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.3
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    King Edward VI Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.3
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    The Barnes Wallis Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.1
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    The Deepings School

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    38.6
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    The Giles Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38.6
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    38.3
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    The Gainsborough Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38.0
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    The Priory Witham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    37.9
    Attainment 8
  44. 44
    North Kesteven Academy

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    37.9
    Attainment 8
  45. 45
    37.7
    Attainment 8
  46. 46
    Charles Read Academy

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    37.6
    Attainment 8
  47. 47
    Cowley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36.5
    Attainment 8
  48. 48
    36.2
    Attainment 8
  49. 49
    35.6
    Attainment 8
  50. 50
    University Academy Long Sutton

    Academy sponsor led

    32.4
    Attainment 8
  51. 51
    Thomas Middlecott Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    32.1
    Attainment 8
  52. 52
    Haven High Academy

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    31.7
    Attainment 8
  53. 53
    Skegness Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    30.7
    Attainment 8
  54. 54
    29.4
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Lincolnshire?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, The King's School, Grantham ranks first of 54 ranked secondary schools in Lincolnshire, with an average Attainment 8 score of 72.7. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Lincolnshire ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Lincolnshire?
54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.