Which school had the best GCSE results in Lincolnshire in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, The King's School, Grantham topped the table in Lincolnshire with 69.7, against an England average of 46.3. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest Lincolnshire GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in Lincolnshire are on the main Lincolnshire GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in Lincolnshire show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Lincolnshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

66 state secondary schools in Lincolnshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 1 school with no published results is listed at the end. 4 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Lincolnshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 67 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in Lincolnshire ranked on Attainment 8

66 of 67 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in Lincolnshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1 , up 1 place since 2022	The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Academy converter	69.7	+0.83 (0.61 to 1.04)	96%	98%	6.46	180
2 , up 2 places since 2022	Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Academy converter	69.6	+1.01 (0.80 to 1.23)	93%	99%	6.15	177
3 , down 2 places since 2022	Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen · Academy converter	69.2	+0.55 (0.27 to 0.83)	91%	98%	6.77	101
4 , down 1 place since 2022	Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Academy converter	68.7	+0.60 (0.42 to 0.78)	87%	96%	6.70	246
5	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle · Academy converter	66.6	+0.49 (0.22 to 0.75)	90%	98%	6.33	122
6	Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford · Academy converter	65.6	+0.55 (0.30 to 0.80)	90%	98%	6.22	127
7 , up 1 place since 2022	The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Community school	64.6	+0.39 (0.18 to 0.60)	82%	97%	6.20	182
8 , down 1 place since 2022	Spalding High School Spalding · Community school	64.3	+0.52 (0.29 to 0.76)	85%	98%	6.09	149
9 , up 1 place since 2022	Spalding Grammar School Spalding · Academy converter	60.9	+0.44 (0.18 to 0.70)	77%	94%	5.54	124
10= , down 1 place since 2022	King Edward VI Grammar School Louth · Academy converter	60.2	+0.13 (-0.10 to 0.35)	76%	95%	5.80	164
10= , up 3 places since 2022	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford Alford · Academy converter	60.2	+0.36 (0.04 to 0.69)	68%	95%	5.61	81
12	Carre's Grammar School Sleaford · Academy converter	58.6	+0.12 (-0.14 to 0.38)	78%	93%	5.52	122
13 , down 2 places since 2022	Skegness Grammar School Skegness · Academy converter	56.0	+0.30 (-0.04 to 0.65)	66%	87%	5.41	70
14	The Priory Academy LSST Lincoln · Academy sponsor led	55.6	+0.25 (0.07 to 0.42)	60%	84%	5.36	258
15	Boston High School Boston · Academy converter	55.4	+0.01 (-0.25 to 0.27)	69%	93%	4.87	122
16 , up 4 places since 2022	William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Lincoln · Academy converter	53.8	+0.52 (0.34 to 0.70)	63%	85%	4.41	236
17= , up 4 places since 2022	Bourne Academy Bourne · Academy converter	50.0	+0.63 (0.45 to 0.81)	43%	64%	3.98	243
17= , up 12 places since 2022	Winterton Community Academy Scunthorpe · Academy converter	50.0	+0.05 (-0.26 to 0.37)	47%	77%	4.24	79
19 , down 2 places since 2022	Healing Academy Grimsby · Academy converter	49.7	-0.07 (-0.27 to 0.14)	55%	82%	4.52	186
20= , down 4 places since 2022	The Boston Grammar School Boston · Academy converter	49.0	-0.40 (-0.65 to -0.14)	47%	88%	4.60	123
20= , up 3 places since 2022	The Vale Academy Brigg · Academy converter	49.0	+0.32 (0.05 to 0.59)	50%	74%	4.24	105
22 , up 5 places since 2022	Baysgarth School Barton-upon-Humber · Community school	48.9	+0.14 (-0.07 to 0.35)	42%	63%	3.55	173
23 , down 5 places since 2022	Walton Academy Grantham · Academy converter	48.0	+0.43 (0.18 to 0.69)	42%	70%	4.11	125
24=	John Whitgift Academy Grimsby · Academy converter	47.5	+0.15 (-0.10 to 0.39)	38%	62%	4.21	130
24= , up 4 places since 2022	Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Lincoln · Academy converter	47.5	+0.07 (-0.12 to 0.27)	46%	70%	3.92	206
26= , down 4 places since 2022	Branston Community Academy Lincoln · Academy converter	47.2	+0.08 (-0.12 to 0.28)	44%	73%	4.20	201
26= , down 1 place since 2022	Waltham Toll Bar Academy Grimsby · Academy converter	47.2	-0.03 (-0.18 to 0.12)	38%	65%	4.13	339
28 , up 18 places since 2022	The Barnes Wallis Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led	45.7	+0.15 (-0.12 to 0.42)	28%	66%	4.14	110
29 , up 8 places since 2022	Spalding Academy Spalding · Academy converter	45.3	+0.67 (0.49 to 0.84)	29%	58%	3.52	257
30 , down 11 places since 2022	Sir John Nelthorpe School Brigg · Voluntary controlled school	45.1	-0.15 (-0.39 to 0.08)	42%	70%	4.06	138
31= , up 3 places since 2022	Charles Read Academy Grantham · Academy converter	44.6	+0.62 (0.21 to 1.02)	47%	63%	3.88	49
31= , up 11 places since 2022	Lincoln UTC Lincoln · University technical college	44.6	-0.24 (-0.50 to 0.02)	45%	73%	3.16	125
33= , up 12 places since 2022	Caistor Yarborough Academy Market Rasen · Academy converter	44.5	+0.12 (-0.20 to 0.43)	38%	69%	3.67	78
33= , down 4 places since 2022	Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Lincoln · Academy converter	44.5	+0.00 (-0.22 to 0.23)	39%	61%	3.99	159
35 , up 6 places since 2022	The Priory Ruskin Academy Grantham · Academy sponsor led	43.7	+0.15 (-0.03 to 0.34)	32%	59%	3.56	231
36 , down 4 places since 2022	Somercotes Academy Louth · Academy sponsor led	43.6	+0.05 (-0.25 to 0.35)	31%	58%	3.79	88
37 , down 6 places since 2022	Frederick Gough School Scunthorpe · Community school	43.4	-0.43 (-0.60 to -0.25)	38%	64%	3.76	267
38 , up 2 places since 2022	De Aston School Market Rasen · Academy converter	43.1	+0.16 (-0.06 to 0.38)	34%	60%	3.68	162
39= , up 10 places since 2022	Louth Academy Louth · Academy sponsor led	42.5	+0.08 (-0.15 to 0.31)	25%	50%	3.58	151
39= , down 7 places since 2022	Stamford Welland Academy Stamford · Academy converter	42.5	+0.03 (-0.23 to 0.30)	34%	50%	3.78	113
41 , down 7 places since 2022	The Banovallum School Horncastle · Academy converter	41.9	-0.04 (-0.32 to 0.24)	31%	57%	3.35	105
42 , down 16 places since 2022	St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Scunthorpe · Academy converter	41.8	-0.36 (-0.60 to -0.11)	38%	62%	3.92	130
43 , up 21 places since 2022	The Priory Pembroke Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led	41.7	-0.10 (-0.43 to 0.23)	39%	57%	3.46	77
44 , up 7 places since 2022	King Edward VI Academy Spilsby · Academy sponsor led	41.4	-0.06 (-0.36 to 0.24)	25%	57%	3.49	87
45 , down 2 places since 2022	Giles Academy Boston · Academy sponsor led	41.3	+0.08 (-0.16 to 0.31)	25%	44%	3.27	146
46 , down 10 places since 2022	The St Lawrence Academy Scunthorpe · Academy sponsor led	41.2	-0.18 (-0.42 to 0.06)	34%	61%	3.28	147
47 , down 3 places since 2022	St George's Academy Sleaford · Academy sponsor led	40.5	-0.28 (-0.43 to -0.14)	28%	53%	3.65	363
48 , up 4 places since 2022	The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led	40.0	-0.33 (-0.56 to -0.11)	30%	58%	3.35	154
49 , down 1 place since 2022	Cleethorpes Academy Cleethorpes · Academy sponsor led	39.6	-0.80 (-1.02 to -0.58)	28%	60%	3.25	161
50 , down 11 places since 2022	University Academy Holbeach Spalding · Academy sponsor led	39.5	-0.23 (-0.42 to -0.03)	25%	49%	3.22	204
51	Cowley Academy Spalding · Academy sponsor led	39.4	+0.08 (-0.19 to 0.34)	22%	42%	3.18	114
52= , up 1 place since 2022	Oasis Academy Wintringham Grimsby · Academy sponsor led	39.0	-0.48 (-0.69 to -0.26)	24%	48%	3.34	168
52= , down 14 places since 2022	The Deepings School Peterborough · Academy converter	39.0	-0.23 (-0.42 to -0.05)	27%	51%	3.45	233
54 , down 5 places since 2022	Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Lincoln · Academy converter	38.0	-0.42 (-0.64 to -0.20)	31%	53%	3.41	182
55 , up 5 places since 2022	The Gainsborough Academy Gainsborough · Academy sponsor led	37.8	-0.39 (-0.64 to -0.14)	18%	46%	3.15	125
56 , up 5 places since 2022	The Priory Witham Academy Lincoln · Academy sponsor led	37.7	-0.35 (-0.66 to -0.05)	24%	46%	3.10	82
57 , down 3 places since 2022	John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College Alford · Academy converter	37.5	-0.46 (-0.73 to -0.20)	20%	49%	3.15	113
58 , down 3 places since 2022	Havelock Academy Grimsby · Academy sponsor led	35.3	-0.68 (-0.89 to -0.46)	21%	46%	3.08	177
59 , down 1 place since 2022	University Academy Long Sutton Spalding · Academy sponsor led	34.6	-0.48 (-0.72 to -0.24)	17%	44%	2.86	139
60 , down 13 places since 2022	North Kesteven Academy Lincoln · Academy converter	34.5	-0.84 (-1.10 to -0.59)	17%	42%	2.92	130
61 , down 4 places since 2022	St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Lincoln · Academy converter	33.3	-0.70 (-0.98 to -0.42)	20%	44%	2.96	105
62 , up 3 places since 2022	West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy Grantham · Academy converter	33.2	-0.29 (-0.67 to 0.09)	17%	45%	2.85	69
63 , down 7 places since 2022	Haven High Academy Boston · Academy converter	33.1	-0.39 (-0.59 to -0.20)	14%	34%	2.68	242
64 , down 2 places since 2022	Skegness Academy Skegness · Academy sponsor led	32.8	-0.57 (-0.80 to -0.34)	11%	31%	2.26	149
65 , down 7 places since 2022	Thomas Middlecott Academy Boston · Academy sponsor led	29.6	-0.98 (-1.27 to -0.69)	6%	23%	2.43	101
66 , down 3 places since 2022	William Lovell Church of England Academy Boston · Academy converter	26.7	-1.04 (-1.42 to -0.65)	4%	16%	2.16	55
–	Lincoln Castle Academy Lincoln · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2022 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2022 result.

Independent schools in Lincolnshire with published 2023 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
Kirkstone House School Peterborough · Other independent school	23.2	17%	24
Lincoln Minster School Lincoln · Other independent school	27.7	0%	101
Stamford Endowed Schools Lincolnshire · Other independent school	31.8	0%	206
The Acres Independent School Scunthorpe · Other independent school	3.7	0%	11

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main Lincolnshire GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in Lincolnshire on our composite score

Lincolnshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Lincolnshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Lincolnshire with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire GCSE results: common questions