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Lincolnshire School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Lincolnshire runs one of the larger school estates in England - 280 primary and 53 secondary schools, spread across market towns, villages and denser urban centres.

Lincoln, Spalding and Grantham host the biggest clusters - useful to know when a preferred school is oversubscribed, because the next-nearest alternative is often in a neighbouring town rather than the same catchment.

Selective schools are part of the mix in Lincolnshire - for those, passing the admissions test comes first and catchment distance only applies as a tiebreaker.

The catchment boundary for any given school is defined in the council's annual admissions booklet - we link to that search for every Lincolnshire school below.

396 total 280 primary 53 secondary 34 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 65 of the 396 schools in Lincolnshire are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. Lincolnshire has 15 selective schools that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 131 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 162 Lincolnshire schools with a current Ofsted rating, 138 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Lincolnshire Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Lincolnshire schools are published annually. The council publishes oversubscription criteria, last-distance figures, and appeals timetables on its dedicated admissions page.

Lincolnshire admissions (official) →

Schools in Lincoln

104 schools

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Schools in Spalding

46 schools

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Schools in Grantham

42 schools

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Schools in Boston

37 schools

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Scotter Primary School

Primary · Community school

Gainsborough · DN21 3RY

Ages 4-11 249 pupils Capacity 270

Waddingham Primary School

Primary · Community school

Gainsborough · DN21 4SX

Ages 2-11 73 pupils Capacity 105

Willoughton Primary School

Primary · Community school

Gainsborough · DN21 5RT

Ages 4-11 44 pupils Capacity 70

Hemswell Cliff Primary School

Primary · Community school

Gainsborough · DN21 5XS

Ages 3-11 35 pupils Capacity 105

The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Gainsborough · DN21 1TE

Ages 4-11 201 pupils Capacity 210

Corringham CofE VC Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Gainsborough · DN21 5QS

Ages 4-11 100 pupils Capacity 100

Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Gainsborough · DN21 3JX

Ages 4-11 130 pupils Capacity 189

Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Gainsborough · DN21 5EP

Ages 4-11 173 pupils Capacity 210

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

Secondary · Community school

Gainsborough · DN21 2ST

Ages 11-18 1126 pupils Capacity 1230

Handel House Preparatory School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Gainsborough · DN21 2JB

Ages 3-11 46 pupils Capacity 90

The Gainsborough Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Gainsborough · DN21 2RR

Ages 2-4 116 pupils

St George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsborough

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Gainsborough · DN21 1YN

Ages 3-11 184 pupils Capacity 210

Showing 12 of 23. View all schools in Gainsborough →

Schools in Sleaford

21 schools

Church Lane Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Community school

Sleaford · NG34 7DF

Ages 3-11 221 pupils Capacity 210

Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington

Primary · Community school

Sleaford · NG34 9BY

Ages 3-11 218 pupils Capacity 210

Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Sleaford · NG34 9RX

Ages 4-11 158 pupils Capacity 210

The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Sleaford · NG34 8JS

Ages 4-11 196 pupils Capacity 210

The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Sleaford · NG34 0NA

Ages 2-11 68 pupils Capacity 105

Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)

Primary · Foundation school

Sleaford · NG34 8HH

Ages 4-11 289 pupils Capacity 420

St Botolph's C of E Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Sleaford · NG34 7FE

Ages 5-11 403 pupils Capacity 420

Sleaford Joint Sixth Form

Not applicable · Sixth form centres

Sleaford · NG34 7PS

Ages 16-19

St George's Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Sleaford · NG34 7PP

Ages 11-18 2329 pupils Capacity 2425

Carre's Grammar School

Secondary · Academy converter

Sleaford · NG34 7DD

Ages 11-18 799 pupils Capacity 830

William Alvey School

Primary · Academy converter

Sleaford · NG34 7EA

Ages 3-11 599 pupils Capacity 630

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Sleaford · NG34 7RS

Ages 11-18 756 pupils Capacity 822

Showing 12 of 21. View all schools in Sleaford →

Schools in Louth

16 schools

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Showing 12 of 15. View all schools in Market Rasen →

Schools in Skegness

12 schools

Schools in Stamford

10 schools

Schools in Bourne

10 schools

Schools in Spilsby

7 schools

Schools in Alford

6 schools

Schools in Grimsby

5 schools

Schools in LINCOLN

3 schools

Schools in Newark

2 schools

Schools in LOUTH

2 schools

Schools in Other

1 school

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