SCHOOL PROFILE

Cleethorpes Academy

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 136192
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 900 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North East Lincolnshire
Trust LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 843 843 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 413 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 430 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.1%
10.3 pts above England
School 35.1%
North East Lincolnshire 33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.0%
14.3 pts below England
School 6.0%
North East Lincolnshire 8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
North East Lincolnshire 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.3%
736
Any other White background
3.7%
31
Unclassified
1.8%
15
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
12
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
12
White and Asian
1.3%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.4% 130 of 843 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.4%
North East Lincolnshire 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.9% 109 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 48
Social, emotional & mental health 35
Specific learning difficulty 23
No specialist assessment yet 7
Speech, language & communication 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

40.7 1.5 pts above England
School 40.7
North East Lincolnshire 35.2
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 27.8% England 36.0% 8.2 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 57.6% England 51.4% 6.2 pts above England
EBacc entry 15.9% England 30.6% 14.7 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.30 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.53 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.70 pts higher than England
School 10.92%
North East Lincolnshire 6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

32.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

16.26 pts higher than England
School 32.08%
North East Lincolnshire 16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.77%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.97 pts higher than England
School 5.77%
North East Lincolnshire 1.61%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.7% 1.3 pts above England
Cleethorpes Academy
93.7%
North East Lincolnshire
84.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information