SCHOOL PROFILE

Skegness Academy

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 136217
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,340 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 December 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
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 Lincolnshire
Trust GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 939 939 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 498 53.0% of pupils
Male pupils 441 47.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

64.5%
39.7 pts above England
School 64.5%
East Lindsey 37.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
East Lindsey 3.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.5%
2.5 pts above England
School 3.5%
East Lindsey 2.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.1%
846
Any other White background
4.0%
38
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
15
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
11
White and Asian
0.7%
7
White and Black African
0.5%
5
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 34.8% 327 of 939 pupils
14.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 34.8%
East Lindsey 24.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.3% 266 pupils
England 14.8% 13.5 pts above
EHC plans 6.5% 61 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 129
Moderate learning difficulty 70
Specific learning difficulty 51
Speech, language & communication 32
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Physical disability 10

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

30.7 8.5 pts below England
School 30.7
East Lindsey 42.1
East Midlands 39.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 4.7% England 36.0% 31.3 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 30.4% England 51.4% 21.0 pts below England
EBacc entry 3.4% England 30.6% 27.2 pts below England
EBacc average point score 2.35 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.64 · 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

12.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

6.12 pts higher than England
School 12.34%
East Lindsey 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

40.26%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

24.45 pts higher than England
School 40.26%
East Lindsey 18.23%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.10 pts higher than England
School 5.91%
East Lindsey 1.99%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

70.1% 22.2 pts below England
Skegness Academy
70.1%
East Lindsey
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
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