Lincolnshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
67 state secondary schools in Lincolnshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 6 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 67 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Lincolnshire ranked on Attainment 8
67 of 67 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 | The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Academy converter | 73.2 | 53% | 98% | 98% | – | 177 |
| 2 | Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen · Academy converter | 68.9 | 41% | 90% | 97% | – | 102 |
| 3 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Academy converter | 68.4 | 33% | 90% | 98% | – | 184 |
| 4 | Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Academy converter | 67.2 | 35% | 88% | 98% | – | 238 |
| 5 , up 3 places since 2025 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford · Academy converter | 63.0 | 24% | 83% | 98% | – | 121 |
| 6 , down 1 place since 2025 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle · Academy converter | 62.7 | 31% | 83% | 95% | – | 120 |
| 7 , down 1 place since 2025 | Spalding High School Spalding · Community school | 62.5 | 25% | 86% | 97% | – | 146 |
| 8 , down 1 place since 2025 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Community school | 62.0 | 27% | 74% | 92% | – | 183 |
| 9 , up 4 places since 2025 | Carre's Grammar School Sleaford · Academy converter | 60.0 | 24% | 82% | 93% | – | 89 |
| 10= | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford Alford · Academy converter | 59.9 | 22% | 75% | 91% | – | 93 |
| 10= , up 1 place since 2025 | Spalding Grammar School Spalding · Academy converter | 59.9 | 21% | 77% | 97% | – | 149 |
| 12 , down 3 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Grammar School Louth · Academy converter | 58.8 | 19% | 67% | 95% | – | 147 |
| 13 , down 2 places since 2025 | Boston High School Boston · Academy converter | 56.6 | 16% | 67% | 89% | – | 110 |
| 14 , up 1 place since 2025 | The Boston Grammar School Boston · Academy converter | 54.7 | 13% | 61% | 88% | – | 140 |
| 15 , up 1 place since 2025 | Skegness Grammar School Skegness · Academy converter | 54.0 | 24% | 69% | 87% | – | 99 |
| 16 , down 2 places since 2025 | The Priory Academy LSST Lincoln · Academy sponsor led | 52.0 | 15% | 51% | 77% | – | 258 |
| 17 , up 10 places since 2025 | Winterton Community Academy Scunthorpe · Academy converter | 50.4 | 13% | 57% | 79% | – | 96 |
| 18 , up 2 places since 2025 | John Whitgift Academy Grimsby · Academy converter | 50.0 | 9% | 58% | 76% | – | 170 |
| 19 | William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Lincoln · Academy converter | 49.1 | 12% | 52% | 71% | – | 241 |
| 20 , up 5 places since 2025 | Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Lincoln · Academy converter | 49.0 | 8% | 53% | 78% | – | 205 |
| 21 , up 3 places since 2025 | Sir John Nelthorpe School Brigg · Voluntary controlled school | 48.5 | 9% | 54% | 80% | – | 151 |
| 22= , down 4 places since 2025 | Healing Academy Grimsby · Academy converter | 48.1 | 10% | 41% | 68% | – | 166 |
| 22= , down 5 places since 2025 | The Vale Academy Brigg · Academy converter | 48.1 | 12% | 59% | 75% | – | 126 |
| 24 , down 3 places since 2025 | St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe · Academy converter | 47.8 | 9% | 50% | 76% | – | 117 |
| 25 , down 3 places since 2025 | Bourne Academy Bourne · Academy converter | 47.7 | 7% | 36% | 61% | – | 236 |
| 26 | Waltham Toll Bar Academy Grimsby · Academy converter | 47.6 | 10% | 51% | 71% | – | 312 |
| 27 , down 4 places since 2025 | Lincoln UTC Lincoln · University technical college | 46.8 | 11% | 55% | 77% | – | 115 |
| 28 , up 18 places since 2025 | Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Lincoln · Academy converter | 46.6 | 9% | 45% | 71% | – | 164 |
| 29 | Louth Academy Louth · Academy sponsor led | 45.3 | 4% | 35% | 59% | – | 168 |
| 30 , up 9 places since 2025 | Baysgarth School Barton-upon-Humber · Community school | 44.7 | 11% | 43% | 68% | – | 162 |
| 31 , down 1 place since 2025 | Caistor Yarborough Academy Market Rasen · Academy converter | 44.6 | 6% | 46% | 64% | – | 91 |
| 32 , up 27 places since 2025 | Cowley Academy Spalding · Academy sponsor led | 44.3 | 2% | 31% | 58% | – | 120 |
| 33 , down 6 places since 2025 | Spalding Academy Spalding · Academy converter | 44.1 | 5% | 27% | 53% | – | 249 |
| 34 , up 2 places since 2025 | The St Lawrence Academy Scunthorpe · Academy sponsor led | 43.5 | 12% | 43% | 68% | – | 147 |
| 35 | The Priory Ruskin Academy Grantham · Academy sponsor led | 43.1 | 3% | 30% | 60% | – | 235 |
| 36 , down 6 places since 2025 | Branston Community Academy Lincoln · Academy converter | 42.7 | 6% | 39% | 59% | – | 179 |
| 37 , up 5 places since 2025 | Cleethorpes Academy Cleethorpes · Academy sponsor led | 42.4 | 5% | 37% | 59% | – | 156 |
| 38 , down 5 places since 2025 | Frederick Gough School Scunthorpe · Community school | 42.2 | 5% | 36% | 60% | – | 261 |
| 39 , down 1 place since 2025 | The Priory Pembroke Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led | 41.8 | 5% | 32% | 51% | – | 105 |
| 40 , up 11 places since 2025 | The Deepings School Peterborough · Academy converter | 41.5 | 4% | 35% | 66% | – | 198 |
| 41 , up 6 places since 2025 | Stamford Welland Academy Stamford · Academy converter | 41.2 | 6% | 28% | 47% | – | 115 |
| 42 , down 2 places since 2025 | Lincoln Castle Academy Lincoln · Academy converter | 40.0 | 5% | 40% | 59% | – | 142 |
| 43 , up 14 places since 2025 | St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Academy converter | 39.9 | 10% | 31% | 54% | – | 110 |
| 44 , up 7 places since 2025 | Giles Academy Boston · Academy sponsor led | 39.6 | 3% | 22% | 48% | – | 139 |
| 45 , up 3 places since 2025 | St George's Academy Sleaford · Academy sponsor led | 39.4 | 2% | 22% | 51% | – | 389 |
| 46 , up 4 places since 2025 | The Barnes Wallis Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led | 39.0 | 4% | 28% | 49% | – | 97 |
| 47 , up 6 places since 2025 | Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln · Academy converter | 38.8 | 6% | 32% | 50% | – | 199 |
| 48 , down 3 places since 2025 | University Academy Holbeach Spalding · Academy sponsor led | 38.7 | 1% | 24% | 52% | – | 231 |
| 49= , up 9 places since 2025 | Charles Read Academy Grantham · Academy converter | 38.4 | 6% | 25% | 53% | – | 49 |
| 49= , down 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI Academy Spilsby · Academy sponsor led | 38.4 | 3% | 23% | 46% | – | 77 |
| 51 , down 15 places since 2025 | Walton Academy Grantham · Academy converter | 37.8 | 4% | 26% | 45% | – | 170 |
| 52= , down 9 places since 2025 | Somercotes Academy Louth · Academy sponsor led | 37.7 | 1% | 18% | 37% | – | 89 |
| 52= , up 3 places since 2025 | The Priory Witham Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led | 37.7 | 3% | 28% | 42% | – | 121 |
| 54 , up 1 place since 2025 | North Kesteven Academy Lincoln · Academy converter | 37.5 | 2% | 25% | 45% | – | 105 |
| 55= , down 15 places since 2025 | Havelock Academy Grimsby · Academy sponsor led | 37.3 | 4% | 26% | 52% | – | 163 |
| 55= , up 7 places since 2025 | The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led | 37.3 | 3% | 30% | 46% | – | 162 |
| 57 , down 13 places since 2025 | West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy Grantham · Academy converter | 36.6 | 5% | 27% | 43% | – | 63 |
| 58 , down 26 places since 2025 | De Aston School Market Rasen · Academy converter | 35.7 | 2% | 22% | 47% | – | 178 |
| 59 , up 2 places since 2025 | Oasis Academy Wintringham Grimsby · Academy sponsor led | 35.6 | 5% | 26% | 50% | – | 149 |
| 60 , down 26 places since 2025 | The Banovallum School Horncastle · Academy converter | 35.2 | 1% | 20% | 43% | – | 127 |
| 61 , up 2 places since 2025 | University Academy Long Sutton Spalding · Academy sponsor led | 34.0 | 2% | 18% | 42% | – | 139 |
| 62 , down 2 places since 2025 | John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College Alford · Academy converter | 33.3 | 1% | 21% | 40% | – | 114 |
| 63 , down 9 places since 2025 | The Gainsborough Academy Gainsborough · Academy sponsor led | 33.1 | 1% | 21% | 41% | – | 144 |
| 64 , up 1 place since 2025 | Haven High Academy Boston · Academy converter | 32.6 | 1% | 20% | 39% | – | 248 |
| 65 , up 1 place since 2025 | Skegness Academy Skegness · Academy sponsor led | 31.2 | 0% | 10% | 29% | – | 169 |
| 66 , up 1 place since 2025 | William Lovell Church of England Academy Boston · Academy converter | 28.3 | 0% | 8% | 17% | – | 64 |
| 67 , down 3 places since 2025 | Thomas Middlecott Academy Boston · Academy sponsor led | 27.6 | 0% | 6% | 25% | – | 115 |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Lincolnshire with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castles Education Gainsborough · Other independent school | 5.5 | 0% | 21 |
| Heckington House School East Heckington · Other independent school | 3.7 | 0% | 19 |
| Kirkstone House School Peterborough · Other independent school | 25.0 | 26% | 23 |
| Lincoln Minster School Lincoln · Other independent school | 23.1 | 0% | 49 |
| Stamford Endowed Schools Lincolnshire · Other independent school | 21.8 | 0% | 163 |
| The Acres Independent School Scunthorpe · Other independent school | 3.1 | 0% | 10 |