Find the best primary schools in North East Lincolnshire. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
North East Lincolnshire has 49 primary schools, all in North East Lincolnshire council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 49, 8 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any North East Lincolnshire primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ormiston South Parade Academy | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Middlethorpe Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Wybers Wood Academy | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Springfield Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Signhills Infant Academy | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Scartho Junior Academy | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| New Waltham Academy | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Old Clee Primary Academy | Mixed |
There are 49 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 49 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire, 8 have a religious character: 6 Church of England and 2 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Ormiston South Parade Academy (4.8), Middlethorpe Primary Academy (4.4), Wybers Wood Academy (4.4), Springfield Primary Academy (4.4) and Signhills Infant Academy (4.3). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 49 schools here, 46 have enough published data for a rating.
| 4.1 / 5 |
| Elliston Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Littlecoates Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Humberston Cloverfields Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Macaulay Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Signhills Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Waltham Leas Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Strand Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Laceby Acres Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Eastfield Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bursar Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Healing Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Pilgrim Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Weelsby Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Willows Academy | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Edward Heneage Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Woodlands Academy | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Great Coates Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Stallingborough CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.3 / 5 |
| Yarborough Academy | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Welholme Academy | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| William Barcroft Junior School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Enfield Academy of New Waltham | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Fairfield Academy | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Roman Catholic | 3.0 / 5 |
| Reynolds Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Coomb Briggs Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 / 5 |
| Western Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Laceby Stanford Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.3 / 5 |
| The Humberston Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.3 / 5 |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | Roman Catholic | 2.1 / 5 |
| Grange Primary School | Mixed | 1.3 / 5 |
| Scartho Gateway Academy | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Scartho Infants' School and Nursery | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Waltham Gateway Academy | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.