Best Schools in Skegness

How many schools are there in Skegness?

Skegness has 12 open schools: 10 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Skegness?

None of the 11 graded schools in Skegness currently holds an Outstanding rating. 10 are rated Good, so 91% are 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.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Skegness get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Skegness with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Skegness Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 54 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Skegness Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 31.2 and 10% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Skegness Grammar SchoolSkegness Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Skegness have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Skegness with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Hogsthorpe Primary Academy (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Ingoldmells Academy (80% in reading, 93% in maths); and Beacon Primary Academy (77% in reading, 80% 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.

Hogsthorpe Primary AcademyIngoldmells AcademyBeacon Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Skegness?

Yes. Skegness Grammar School is a state grammar school in Skegness. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Skegness Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Skegness have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Skegness have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, 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 Skegness?

Apply to 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.