Most sought-after schools in North 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	Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	1.29	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Scunthorpe CofE Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Bottesford Infant School Scunthorpe, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	1.14	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Winteringham Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	1.14	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Frederick Gough School Scunthorpe, secondary	1.13	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Holme Valley Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	1.10	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Lincoln Gardens Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	1.10	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Outwood Academy Foxhills Scunthorpe, secondary	1.10	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Bowmandale Primary School Barton-upon-Humber, primary	1.05	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	John Harrison C of E Primary School Barrow-upon-Humber, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Sir John Nelthorpe School Brigg, secondary	1.01	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School Barton-upon-Humber, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Belton All Saints CofE Primary School Doncaster, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy Scunthorpe, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Bushfield Road Infant School Scunthorpe, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Epworth Primary Academy Doncaster, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Goxhill Primary School Barrow-upon-Humber, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Haxey Cofe Primary Academy Doncaster, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Hibaldstow Academy Brigg, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy Gainsborough, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Scawby Academy Brigg, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby Barnetby, primary	1.00	2026	Urgent improvement (Ofsted report card (current framework))
24	St Martin's Cofe Primary Academy Doncaster, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Brigg) Brigg, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Ulceby, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Westwoodside Church of England Academy Doncaster, primary	1.00	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Willoughby Road Primary Academy Scunthorpe, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Winterton Church of England Infants' School Scunthorpe, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	Worlaby Academy Brigg, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School Brigg, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Winterton Community Academy Scunthorpe, secondary	0.99	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Baysgarth School Barton-upon-Humber, secondary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Brigg Primary School Brigg, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	South Axholme Academy Doncaster, secondary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Westcliffe Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Oasis Academy Parkwood Scunthorpe, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	The Axholme Academy Crowle, secondary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Berkeley Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Broughton Primary Academy Brigg, primary	0.96	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Crowle Primary Academy Crowle, primary	0.96	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
43	Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Frodingham Infant School Scunthorpe, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Scunthorpe, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Priory Lane Community School Scunthorpe, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	The Vale Academy Brigg, secondary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Outwood Academy Brumby Scunthorpe, secondary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	The St Lawrence Academy Scunthorpe, secondary	0.93	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
52	Castledyke Primary School Barton-upon-Humber, primary	0.92	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe, secondary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School Ulceby, primary	0.92	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	Eastoft Church of England Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Crosby Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Kirton Academy Gainsborough, secondary	0.89	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Oakfield Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Enderby Road Infant School Scunthorpe, primary	0.88	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	The Grange Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.87	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Melior Community Academy Scunthorpe, secondary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Messingham Primary School Scunthorpe, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 62 schools in North 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 Lincolnshire · How we compare schools.