Schools in Spilsby
Spilsby is a Lincolnshire market town with 8 schools — 5 primaries and King Edward VI Academy as the secondary — and an average fill rate of 110%, indicating that demand across the area's schools exceeds available places. Two schools are currently oversubscribed, and three have received Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Two schools have a Church of England character with faith-based admissions criteria.
King Edward VI Academy draws pupils from Spilsby and a wide catchment extending into the East Lincolnshire rural hinterland. Lincolnshire County Council coordinates admissions; the secondary application round opens in September for the following September entry. With fill rates above 100%, families in Spilsby should treat preference order carefully — listing most-preferred schools first remains the safest strategy.
Use the catchment finder to confirm which primary school corresponds to your Spilsby postcode. For rural addresses outside the town boundary, check the specific village catchment maps published by Lincolnshire, as rural primaries sometimes serve overlapping geographic areas.
Primary schools in Spilsby: 1 oversubscribed (5)
Great Steeping Primary School
Primary · Community school
Spilsby · PE23 5PT
Toynton All Saints Primary School
Primary · Community school
Spilsby · PE23 5AQ
Halton Holegate CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
SPILSBY · PE23 5PB
Partney Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Spilsby · PE23 4PX
Spilsby Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Spilsby · PE23 5EP
Secondary Schools in Spilsby (1)
Other Schools in Spilsby (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Spilsby are set by Lincolnshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.