Schools in North Lincolnshire

71 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 North Lincolnshire

Primary

Offered their first choice 96.7%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 94.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,566
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.7% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 94.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,109 places for 1,566 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 96.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 91.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,717
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,201 places for 1,717 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

In 2026, families in North Lincolnshire lodged 39 appeals about a school place.

31 of them were heard by a panel and 6 succeeded, which is about 19 in every 100 heard.

The other 8 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Baysgarth School Barton-upon-Humber	0.98	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Frederick Gough School Scunthorpe	1.13	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kirton Academy Gainsborough	0.89	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Melior Community Academy Scunthorpe	0.86	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Brumby Scunthorpe	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Foxhills Scunthorpe	1.10	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sir John Nelthorpe School Brigg	1.01	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
South Axholme Academy Doncaster	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe	0.92	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Axholme Academy Crowle	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The St Lawrence Academy Scunthorpe	0.93	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Vale Academy Brigg	0.95	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Winterton Community Academy Scunthorpe	0.99	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in North Lincolnshire by first preferences per place
Schools in DN15 (12)
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Schools in DN19 (3)
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Schools in DN39 (3)
Schools in DN40 (7)
Schools in DN9 (11)
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