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	Cleethorpes Academy Cleethorpes, secondary	1.27	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Humberston Academy Grimsby, secondary	1.27	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	New Waltham Academy Grimsby, primary	1.16	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	John Whitgift Academy Grimsby, secondary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Laceby Acres Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Yarborough Academy Grimsby, primary	1.05	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Waltham Leas Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Bursar Primary Academy Cleethorpes, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Coomb Briggs Primary Academy Immingham, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
10	Eastfield Primary Academy Immingham, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Edward Heneage Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Elliston Primary Academy Cleethopres, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Fairfield Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Healing Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Littlecoates Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Middlethorpe Primary Academy Cleethorpes, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
19	Ormiston South Parade Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Pilgrim Academy Immingham, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Cleethorpes, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Reynolds Primary Academy Cleethorpes, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Signhills Infant Academy Cleethorpes, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St Peter's CofE Primary School Cleethorpes, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Stallingborough CofE Primary School Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Strand Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
28	The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School Immingham, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	The Humberston Church of England Primary School Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	none held
30	Weelsby Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Welholme Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Western Primary School Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
33	Willows Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Woodlands Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Wybers Wood Academy Grimsby, primary	1.00	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Macaulay Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Old Clee Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Cleethorpes, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Great Coates Primary School Grimsby, primary	0.96	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Oasis Academy Immingham Immingham, secondary	0.96	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
41	Oasis Academy Wintringham Grimsby, secondary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Grange Primary School Grimsby, primary	0.94	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Healing Academy Grimsby, secondary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Humberston Cloverfields Academy Grimsby, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	0.92	2026	none held
46	Springfield Primary Academy Grimsby, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	Enfield Academy of New Waltham Grimsby, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Ormiston Maritime Academy Grimsby, secondary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Havelock Academy Grimsby, secondary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Waltham Toll Bar Academy Grimsby, secondary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Scartho Infants' School and Nursery Grimsby, primary	0.71	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Beacon Academy Cleethorpes, secondary	0.68	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 52 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.