Skegness Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Skegness, Lincolnshire
PE25 2QH
Composite score
38.4

About Skegness Academy

Skegness Academy is a secondary school in Skegness, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 932 pupils aged 11 to 19 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 30.7 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.3 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

5% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 30% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 65% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Skegness Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,134
National rank
#279
In East Midlands
#53
In Lincolnshire
Top 98%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
30.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
5%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
30%
% EBacc grade 5+
1%
EBacc average points score
2.35

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 932 % FSM ever-6 65.0% % EAL 5.3% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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