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Education in East Lindsey

District

The north east of the East Midlands. 146,756 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,767 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for East Lindsey, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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East Lindsey had 78 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
78
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East Lindsey had 78 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: East Lindsey among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. East Lindsey is 78.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for East Lindsey. The map shows each one.

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Schools in East Lindsey

East Lindsey has 78 open schools: 58 primary, 12 secondary, 5 special, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
1
Good
26
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
0

31 of the 74 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2021 and July 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

13 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in East Lindsey

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe (February 2024).

Primary (58)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Alford Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11304Improved significantly, April 202572% met KS2 standard
Beacon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11206School remains Good, March 202270% met KS2 standard
Binbrook CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1173Good (overall), February 202464% met KS2 standard
Bucknall Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 1138School remains Good, January 2023
Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11107Good (overall), July 202238% met KS2 standard
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11249Good (overall), June 202253% met KS2 standard
East Wold Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1178Requires improvement (overall), March 202429% met KS2 standard
Eastfield Infants and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter2 to 7204Good (overall), June 2023
Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1167Good (overall), July 202471% met KS2 standard
Fulstow Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1130Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Gipsey Bridge AcademyAcademy converter5 to 1197School remains Good, June 202446% met KS2 standard
Grainthorpe Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 1142Good (overall), May 202430% met KS2 standard
Great Steeping Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 1181Requires improvement (overall), September 202365% met KS2 standard
Grimoldby Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11207School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 202376% met KS2 standard
Halton Holegate CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1162Good (overall), January 202480% met KS2 standard
Hogsthorpe Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1146Good (overall), June 202486% met KS2 standard
Holton Le Clay Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 771Good (overall), April 2024
Holton-le-Clay Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 1199Good (overall), June 202471% met KS2 standard
Horncastle Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11417Good (overall), May 202457% met KS2 standard
Huttoft Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11147Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Ingoldmells AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11112School remains Good, February 202473% met KS2 standard
Kidgate AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11397Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
Lacey Gardens Junior AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11307School remains Good, February 202359% met KS2 standard
Lift North ThoresbyAcademy converter4 to 1198Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Lift UtterbyAcademy converter4 to 1167Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met82% met KS2 standard
Mablethorpe Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11320School remains Good, July 202348% met KS2 standard
Marshchapel Infant SchoolCommunity school2 to 727Standards maintained, February 2025
North Cockerington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1179Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
North Somercotes CofE Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11179Good (overall), January 202469% met KS2 standard
Partney Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1163Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade11% met KS2 standard
Scamblesby Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1146Good (overall), March 202450% met KS2 standard
Seathorne Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11285School remains Good, June 202467% met KS2 standard
Skegness Infant AcademyAcademy converter3 to 7260Standards maintained, May 2025
Skegness Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led7 to 11318Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade51% met KS2 standard
Spilsby Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11175Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade57% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11292Good (overall), October 202365% met KS2 standard
St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, WilloughbyAcademy converter3 to 11145Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Michael's Church of England School, LouthVoluntary controlled school4 to 11291School remains Good, October 202235% met KS2 standard
Stickney Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11144Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade35% met KS2 standard
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11112Good (overall), March 202250% met KS2 standard
Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1192Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Tattershall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11137Good (overall), July 202467% met KS2 standard
Tetney Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11123School remains Good, February 202470% met KS2 standard
The Donington-on-Bain SchoolCommunity school4 to 11103Good (overall), May 202479% met KS2 standard
The Edward Richardson Primary School, TetfordCommunity school4 to 1198School remains Good, July 202490% met KS2 standard
The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11118Good (overall), September 202367% met KS2 standard
The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1178School remains Good, February 202367% met KS2 standard
The New Leake Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1142Standards maintained, December 202414% met KS2 standard
The North Cotes Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1129School remains Good, November 2023
The Richmond Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11374Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed50% met KS2 standard
The Sibsey Free Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11173School remains Good, October 202278% met KS2 standard
The St Margaret's Church of England School, WithernVoluntary controlled school4 to 1175School remains Good, March 202288% met KS2 standard
The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11203Good (overall), March 202265% met KS2 standard
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11165School remains Good, June 202356% met KS2 standard
Theddlethorpe AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 1198Good (overall), July 202363% met KS2 standard
Toynton All Saints Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11132Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard
West Fen Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11No outcome in Ofsted's file
Wragby Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11181Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard

Secondary (12)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16650Good (overall), December 2022Attainment 8: 33.3
King Edward VI AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16357Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 38.4
King Edward VI Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18900Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 58.8
Louth AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16891Good (overall), February 2022Attainment 8: 45.3
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18565Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 59.9
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleAcademy converter11 to 18788Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 62.7
Skegness AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 19939Requires improvement (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 31.2
Skegness Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18622Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 54.0
Somercotes AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16395Standards maintained, December 2024Attainment 8: 37.7
The Banovallum SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16621School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 35.2
The Barnes Wallis AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16483School remains Good, December 2022Attainment 8: 39.0
William Lovell Church of England AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16347Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvementAttainment 8: 28.3

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
St Bernard's SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19115School remains Good, May 2024
St Lawrence SchoolAcademy special converter5 to 16179School remains Good, June 2023
The Eresby School, SpilsbyAcademy special converter2 to 19112Standards maintained, June 2025
Venture Independent SchoolOther independent special school11 to 16No outcome in Ofsted's file
Woodlands AcademyAcademy special converter11 to 1683Good (overall), April 2024

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Greenwich House SchoolOther independent school3 to 1195Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Hugh's SchoolOther independent school2 to 13180Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Springwell Alternative Academy MablethorpeFree schools alternative provision4 to 1649Outstanding (overall), February 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.