Most sought-after schools in North East Lincolnshire
Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.
This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.
This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.
| # | School | First preferences per place | Newest intake | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beacon Academy Cleethorpes, secondary |
1.21 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 2 |
Ormiston Maritime Academy Grimsby, secondary |
1.08 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 3 |
Waltham Leas Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.02 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 4 |
Bursar Primary Academy Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 5 |
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy Immingham, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 6 |
East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 7 |
Eastfield Primary Academy Immingham, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 8 |
Edward Heneage Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 9 |
Elliston Primary Academy Cleethopres, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 10 |
Enfield Academy of New Waltham Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 11 |
Fairfield Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 12 |
Grange Primary School Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 13 |
Great Coates Primary School Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 14 |
Healing Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 15 |
Humberston Cloverfields Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 16 |
Laceby Acres Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 17 |
Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 18 |
Littlecoates Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 19 |
Macaulay Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 20 |
Middlethorpe Primary Academy Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 21 |
New Waltham Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 22 |
Oasis Academy Immingham Immingham, secondary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 23 |
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 24 |
Old Clee Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 25 |
Ormiston South Parade Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 26 |
Pilgrim Academy Immingham, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 27 |
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 28 |
Reynolds Primary Academy Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 29 |
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 30 |
Signhills Infant Academy Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 31 |
Springfield Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 32 |
St Peter's CofE Primary School Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 33 |
Stallingborough CofE Primary School Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 34 |
Strand Primary Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 35 |
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School Immingham, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 36 |
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Cleethorpes, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 37 |
Weelsby Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 38 |
Welholme Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 39 |
Western Primary School Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 40 |
Willows Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 41 |
Woodlands Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 42 |
Wybers Wood Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 43 |
Yarborough Academy Grimsby, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 44 |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy Grimsby, secondary |
0.98 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 45 |
John Whitgift Academy Grimsby, secondary |
0.97 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 46 |
Healing Academy Grimsby, secondary |
0.96 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 47 |
Humberston Academy Grimsby, secondary |
0.95 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 48 |
Havelock Academy Grimsby, secondary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 49 |
Oasis Academy Wintringham Grimsby, secondary |
0.93 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 50 |
Cleethorpes Academy Cleethorpes, secondary |
0.91 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 50 schools in North East Lincolnshire have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in North East Lincolnshire · How we compare schools.