Schools

West Lindsey schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in West Lindsey, 57 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 95% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 10 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

57state schools and nurseries

95%good or betterat their last inspection

10new report cardssince November 2025

7inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


Aegir - A Specialist AcademyDN21 1PB	Special	Gainsborough	School remains Good (2024)
Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolLN3 5XJ	Primary	Bardney	School remains Good (2023)
Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolDN21 1DB	Primary	Gainsborough	Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolDN21 3JX	Primary	Blyton	Good (2024)
Bucknall Primary SchoolLN10 5DT	Primary	Southrey	School remains Good (2023)
Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolLN7 6LY	Primary	Caistor	School remains Good (2024)
Caistor Grammar SchoolLN7 6QJ	Secondary	Caistor	Good (2022)
Caistor Yarborough AcademyLN7 6QZ	Secondary	Caistor	Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area
Castle Wood AcademyDN21 1EH	Primary	Gainsborough	Good (2024)
Cherry Willingham Primary AcademyLN3 4BD	Primary	Cherry Willingham	Good (2023)
Corringham CofE VC Primary SchoolDN21 5QS	Primary	Corringham	School remains Good (2023)
De Aston SchoolLN8 3RF	Secondary	Market Rasen	School remains Good (2022)
Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolNG22 0UL	Primary	Newton on Trent	Good in every area (2025)
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolLN2 3NE	Primary	Dunholme	Good in every area (2025)
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary SchoolLN2 2UZ	Primary	Scothern	Good (2024)
Faldingworth Community Primary SchoolLN8 3SF	Primary	Middle Rasen	School remains Good (2023)
Fiskerton Church of England Primary SchoolLN3 4HU	Primary	Bardney	Good (2023)
Frances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolDN21 5EP	Primary	Gainsborough	School remains Good (2024)
Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolDN38 6AU	Primary	Grasby	School remains Good (2023)
Hemswell Cliff Primary SchoolDN21 5XS	Primary	Hemswell Cliff	Good (2023)
Ingham Primary SchoolLN1 2XT	Primary	Ingham	Good (2022)
Keelby Primary AcademyDN41 8EF	Primary	Keelby	School remains Good (improving) (2023)
Kelsey Primary SchoolLN7 6EJ	Primary	North Kelsey	School remains Good (2023)
Legsby Primary SchoolLN8 3QW	Primary	Market Rasen	Good (2023)
Mercer's Wood AcademyDN21 2PD	Primary	Gainsborough	Good (2022)
Morton Trentside Primary SchoolDN21 3AH	Primary	Morton	School remains Good (2023)
Nettleton Community Primary SchoolLN7 6AA	Primary	Nettleton	School remains Good (2022)
Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolLN1 2JS	Primary	Newton on Trent	Good (2023)
Normanby Primary SchoolLN8 2HE	Primary	Glentham	School remains Good (2022)
North Clifton Primary SchoolNG23 7AP	Primary	Newton on Trent	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2
Osgodby Primary SchoolLN8 3TA	Primary	Middle Rasen	Standards maintained (2024)
Pollyplatt Primary AcademyLN1 2TP	Primary	Welton	School remains Good (2022)
Reepham Church of England Primary SchoolLN3 4DP	Primary	Reepham	Good (2023)
Saxilby Church of England Primary SchoolLN1 2QJ	Primary	Saxilby	School remains Good (2023)
Scampton Church of England Primary SchoolLN1 2SD	Primary	Ingham	Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Scotter Primary SchoolDN21 3RY	Primary	Scotter	Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in every area
St George's Church of England Community Primary School, GainsboroughDN21 1YN	Primary	Gainsborough	Good (2024)
Sturton by Stow Primary SchoolLN1 2BY	Primary	Sturton by Stow	Good (2023)
Tealby SchoolLN8 3XU	Primary	Tealby	Standards maintained (2025)
The Gainsborough AcademyDN21 1PB	Secondary	Gainsborough	Requires improvement (2024)
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary SchoolDN21 1TE	Primary	Gainsborough	Good in 1, requires improvement in 3 (2025)
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years AcademyDN21 1SW	Primary	Gainsborough	Good in every area (2025)
The Gainsborough Nursery SchoolDN21 2RR	Nursery	Morton	Good (2024)
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary SchoolDN21 2LN	Primary	Gainsborough	Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary SchoolLN2 3PF	Primary	Welton	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
The Market Rasen Church of England Primary SchoolLN8 3BL	Primary	Market Rasen	School remains Good (2024)
The Marton AcademyDN21 5AG	Primary	Marton	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in every area
The Middle Rasen Primary SchoolLN8 3TS	Primary	Middle Rasen	School remains Good (2024)
The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolLN2 2PE	Primary	Nettleham	Good (2023)
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery SchoolLN2 2NT	Primary	Nettleham	Good (2024)
The Priory Pembroke AcademyLN3 4JP	Secondary	Cherry Willingham	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughDN21 2ST	Secondary	Morton	Good (2024)
Warren Wood - A Specialist AcademyDN21 1PU	Special	Gainsborough	Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 5, expected standard in 2
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyLN2 3LA	Primary	Welton	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3
White's Wood AcademyDN21 1TJ	Primary	Gainsborough	Good (2022)
William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolLN2 3JB	Secondary	Welton	Good (2022)
Willoughton Primary SchoolDN21 5RT	Primary	Hemswell Cliff	School remains Good (2024)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 10 West Lindsey report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 36 times, strong standard 30 times, needs attention 1 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at LN and DN postcodes and show here the ones in West Lindsey. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

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Questions people ask

How many schools in West Lindsey are rated good or better?

95% of the 57 state schools and nurseries in West Lindsey were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in West Lindsey?

There are 57 state-funded schools and nurseries in West Lindsey: 47 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special, 1 nursery.