Best Schools in Cleethorpes

How many schools are there in Cleethorpes?

Cleethorpes has 11 open schools: 9 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Cleethorpes are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Cleethorpes was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Middlethorpe Primary Academy. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 11 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Middlethorpe Primary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Cleethorpes get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Cleethorpes with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Cleethorpes Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.4 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Beacon Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 30.3 and 11% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Cleethorpes AcademyBeacon Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Cleethorpes have the best SATs results?

Of the 7 primary schools in Cleethorpes with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Middlethorpe Primary Academy (94% in reading, 97% in maths); Signhills Academy (77% in reading, 91% in maths); and Bursar Primary Academy (84% in reading, 81% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Middlethorpe Primary AcademySignhills AcademyBursar Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Cleethorpes?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Cleethorpes selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Cleethorpes have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Cleethorpes have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North East Lincolnshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Cleethorpes?

Apply to North East Lincolnshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.