Schools in Lincolnshire

321 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Lincolnshire

Primary

• Offered their first choice 96.3%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 92.4% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.7%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 6,453

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 92.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 8,940 places for 6,453 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 84.8%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 91.6% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 96.5%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 7,828

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 84.8% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.9 points lower than in 2016, when it was 91.6%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 9,247 places for 7,828 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Lincolnshire by first preferences per place
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• Schools in DN36 (11)
• Schools in DN41 (4)
• Schools in LN1 (9)
• Schools in LN10 (3)
• Schools in LN11 (15)
• Schools in LN12 (3)
• Schools in LN13 (6)
• Schools in LN2 (13)
• Schools in LN3 (5)
• Schools in LN4 (18)
• Schools in LN5 (14)
• Schools in LN6 (24)
• Schools in LN7 (5)
• Schools in LN8 (10)
• Schools in LN9 (4)
• Schools in NG23 (12)
• Schools in NG31 (19)
• Schools in NG32 (9)
• Schools in NG33 (9)
• Schools in NG34 (19)
• Schools in PE10 (8)
• Schools in PE11 (19)
• Schools in PE12 (21)
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