Best primary schools in Lincolnshire (2026)

Lincolnshire has 314 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Denton CofE School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 16 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Denton CofE School Denton (South Kesteven) · Church of England	89%	90%	50%	Not judged
2 Top 4% in England	Ketton Church of England Primary School Ketton · Church of England	84%	76%	36%	Good
3 Top 5% in England	Oakfield Primary School Scunthorpe	81%	87%	27%	Good
4 Top 6% in England	The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School Tydd St Mary · Church of England	84%	79%	0%	Outstanding
5 Top 6% in England	Ormiston South Parade Academy Grimsby	80%	82%	20%	No rating
6 Top 6% in England	The Claypole Church of England Primary School Claypole · Church of England	83%	88%	13%	No rating
7 Top 6% in England	Holme Valley Primary School Scunthorpe	82%	90%	19%	Not judged
8 Top 7% in England	Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School South Holland	83%	94%	13%	No rating
9 Top 7% in England	Winteringham Primary School Winteringham	83%	81%	13%	No rating
10 Top 8% in England	Witham St Hughs Academy Witham St Hughs	82%	83%	10%	Outstanding
11 Top 9% in England	New Waltham Academy Humberston and New Waltham	80%	78%	12%	Good
12 Top 9% in England	Ling Moor Primary Academy North Hykeham	81%	86%	12%	Not judged
13 Top 9% in England	Barrowby Church of England Primary School Barrowby · Church of England	80%	79%	12%	Not judged
14 Top 9% in England	The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford East Lindsey	83%	90%	5%	No rating
15 Top 10% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Brigg) Brigg · Roman Catholic	82%	86%	0%	Good
16 Top 10% in England	Great Coates Primary School Grimsby	81%	71%	10%	No rating
17 Top 11% in England	The Sibsey Free Primary School Sibsey	81%	78%	11%	No rating
18 Top 12% in England	Scawby Academy Scawby	72%	84%	32%	No rating
19 Top 12% in England	The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Morton (South Kesteven) · Church of England	79%	80%	13%	No rating
20 Top 13% in England	Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School Wrawby · Church of England	79%	90%	5%	Good
21 Top 13% in England	The Donington-on-Bain School East Lindsey	77%	79%	21%	Good
22 Top 14% in England	Scartho Junior Academy Grimsby	76%	75%	14%	No rating
23 Top 14% in England	Wybers Wood Academy Grimsby	76%	85%	24%	Good
24 Top 14% in England	Signhills Academy Cleethorpes	76%	74%	11%	Good
25 Top 14% in England	Epworth Primary Academy Epworth	76%	84%	16%	No rating
26 Top 14% in England	Middlethorpe Primary Academy Cleethorpes	77%	91%	13%	No rating
27 Top 14% in England	Wygate Park Academy Spalding	82%	77%	2%	Not judged
28 Top 14% in England	The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Leasingham · Church of England	75%	77%	10%	No rating
29 Top 15% in England	Edward Heneage Primary Academy Grimsby	78%	77%	8%	No rating
30 Top 15% in England	Killingholme Primary School South Killingholme	75%	60%	7%	No rating
31 Top 16% in England	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Woodhall Spa · Church of England	73%	65%	15%	Good
32 Top 16% in England	Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy Bourne · Church of England	77%	83%	3%	No rating
33 Top 16% in England	Gosberton Academy Gosberton	79%	80%	5%	Good
34 Top 16% in England	Reepham Church of England Primary School Reepham (West Lindsey) · Church of England	77%	72%	0%	Good
35 Top 17% in England	St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe · Roman Catholic	74%	74%	15%	Good
36 Top 18% in England	Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School Grasby · Church of England	79%	77%	8%	No rating
37 Top 18% in England	Digby the Tedder Primary School Ashby de la Launde	79%	77%	0%	Not judged
38 Top 18% in England	Halton Holegate CofE Primary School Halton Holegate · Church of England	76%	80%	0%	Good
39 Top 19% in England	St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Skellingthorpe · Church of England	74%	75%	13%	No rating
40 Top 19% in England	Waddington All Saints Academy Waddington (North Kesteven)	72%	77%	19%	Not judged
41 Top 20% in England	Bowmandale Primary School Barton-upon-Humber	74%	72%	8%	Not judged
42 Top 20% in England	Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Welton (West Lindsey) · Church of England	74%	76%	12%	No rating
43 Top 20% in England	William Alvey School Sleaford · Church of England	72%	71%	18%	Good
44 Top 20% in England	Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Colsterworth · Church of England	72%	59%	6%	Good
45 Top 20% in England	Ingoldsby Academy South Kesteven	72%	67%	0%	No rating
46 Top 21% in England	South Ferriby Primary School North Lincolnshire	72%	83%	8%	No rating
47 Top 22% in England	Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy Bourne · Church of England	72%	74%	10%	Report card
48 Top 22% in England	Healing Primary Academy Healing	71%	66%	10%	No rating
49 Top 23% in England	The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Lincoln · Church of England	72%	77%	15%	Good
50 Top 23% in England	Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Sleaford	71%	72%	13%	Not judged
51 Top 23% in England	Binbrook CofE Primary School Binbrook · Church of England	74%	64%	7%	Good
52 Top 23% in England	Old Clee Primary Academy Grimsby	70%	74%	19%	No rating
53 Top 23% in England	Long Bennington Church of England Academy Long Bennington · Church of England	74%	76%	5%	No rating
54 Top 24% in England	Stallingborough CofE Primary School Stallingborough · Church of England	73%	55%	0%	No rating
55 Top 24% in England	Ingham Primary School Ingham (West Lindsey)	72%	80%	10%	Good
56 Top 24% in England	Lift Utterby East Lindsey	72%	82%	18%	Report card
57 Top 25% in England	Deeping St James Community Primary School Deeping St James	71%	76%	12%	No rating
58 Top 25% in England	Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School Scothern · Church of England	69%	73%	19%	Good
59 Top 26% in England	The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill Thorpe on the Hill (North Kesteven) · Church of England	72%	72%	3%	No rating
60 Top 26% in England	Worlaby Academy Worlaby	72%	73%	18%	No rating
61 Top 26% in England	The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Holbeach · Church of England	71%	68%	5%	Good
62 Top 27% in England	Lift North Thoresby North Thoresby	69%	69%	0%	Not judged
63 Top 27% in England	Springfield Primary Academy Grimsby	67%	74%	19%	No rating
64 Top 27% in England	Haxey Cofe Primary Academy Haxey · Church of England	73%	73%	5%	No rating
65 Top 27% in England	Walcott Primary School Walcott (North Kesteven)	66%	80%	20%	Good
66 Top 28% in England	Kirton Primary School Kirton (Boston)	69%	63%	7%	Not judged
67 Top 28% in England	Grimoldby Primary School Manby	71%	76%	9%	No rating
68 Top 28% in England	Humberston Cloverfields Academy Humberston and New Waltham	70%	78%	9%	No rating
69 Top 28% in England	Malcolm Sargent Primary School Stamford	70%	70%	10%	Good
70 Top 29% in England	John Harrison C of E Primary School Barrow upon Humber · Church of England	70%	63%	0%	Good
71 Top 29% in England	Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School Bardney · Church of England/Methodist	69%	66%	11%	No rating
72 Top 30% in England	Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School Dunholme · Church of England	70%	61%	10%	Not judged
73 Top 30% in England	Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School Swinderby · Church of England	69%	67%	7%	Good
74 Top 30% in England	Bursar Primary Academy Cleethorpes	71%	65%	3%	No rating
75 Top 30% in England	Sutton St James Community Primary School Sutton St James	71%	77%	0%	Report card
76 Top 31% in England	Macaulay Primary Academy Grimsby	69%	79%	15%	Good
77 Top 31% in England	William Barcroft Junior School Cleethorpes	69%	74%	9%	No rating
78 Top 31% in England	Keelby Primary Academy Keelby	69%	72%	10%	No rating
79 Top 32% in England	Littlecoates Primary Academy Grimsby	69%	70%	10%	No rating
80 Top 32% in England	Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Ruskington · Church of England	68%	72%	12%	Good
81 Top 32% in England	St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy Crowle (North Lincolnshire) · Roman Catholic	69%	81%	6%	No rating
82 Top 32% in England	Ingoldmells Academy Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards	73%	73%	0%	No rating
83 Top 32% in England	East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy North East Lincolnshire · Church of England	68%	41%	6%	Good
84 Top 33% in England	Eastfield Primary Academy Immingham	69%	73%	15%	Good
85 Top 34% in England	Messingham Primary School Messingham	68%	73%	10%	No rating
86 Top 34% in England	Bassingham Primary School Bassingham	67%	54%	7%	No rating
87 Top 34% in England	Kelsey Primary School North Kelsey	72%	70%	0%	No rating
88 Top 34% in England	Lincoln Carlton Academy Lincoln	68%	77%	13%	Not judged
89 Top 34% in England	Woodlands Academy Grimsby	69%	78%	13%	Not judged
90 Top 34% in England	Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Bourne	68%	68%	6%	Not judged
91 Top 34% in England	Osgodby Primary School Osgodby (West Lindsey)	71%	87%	0%	No rating
92 Top 34% in England	Laceby Acres Primary Academy Grimsby	68%	72%	10%	Good
93 Top 35% in England	The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School Kirkby on Bain · Church of England	67%	67%	13%	Good
94 Top 36% in England	Saint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe · Roman Catholic	69%	77%	4%	Good
95 Top 36% in England	Morton Trentside Primary School Gainsborough	69%	71%	7%	No rating
96 Top 36% in England	Ancaster CofE Primary School Ancaster · Church of England	66%	62%	8%	No rating
97 Top 36% in England	Wyberton Primary Academy Boston	70%	72%	0%	Not judged
98 Top 37% in England	Winterton Junior School Winterton	67%	62%	6%	No rating
99 Top 37% in England	Tetney Primary School Tetney	68%	70%	15%	No rating
100 Top 37% in England	The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School Butterwick · Church of England	65%	69%	10%	Report card

Showing the top 100 of 314. See all 314 and filter them.

Best primary school in each town

Scunthorpe · best: Oakfield Primary School
Grimsby · best: Ormiston South Parade Academy
Humberston and New Waltham · best: New Waltham Academy
North Hykeham · best: Ling Moor Primary Academy
Cleethorpes · best: Signhills Academy
Spalding · best: Wygate Park Academy
Bourne · best: Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy
Barton-upon-Humber · best: Bowmandale Primary School
Sleaford · best: William Alvey School
Lincoln · best: The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
Stamford · best: Malcolm Sargent Primary School
Immingham · best: Eastfield Primary Academy
Gainsborough · best: Morton Trentside Primary School
Boston · best: Wyberton Primary Academy
Grantham · best: Cliffedale Primary School
Skegness · best: Beacon Primary Academy
Coningsby and Tattershall · best: Tattershall Primary School
Louth · best: Kidgate Academy

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What is the best primary school in Lincolnshire?

On exam results over the last three years, Denton CofE School is the top-ranked primary school in Lincolnshire, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.