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Chapel St Leonards Primary School, Skegness

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Chapel St Leonards Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Skegness, part of Community Inclusive Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 9 schools in Skegness with published results, and 14,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 52% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Chapel St Leonards Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils at Chapel St Leonards Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Chapel St Leonards Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Chapel St Leonards Primary School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Chapel St Leonards Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Chapel St Leonards Primary School are Hogsthorpe Primary Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Ingoldmells Academy (1.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 93% maths); Huttoft Primary & Nursery School (3.8 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 73% maths); and Seathorne Primary Academy (4.2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Chapel St Leonards Primary School.

Hogsthorpe Primary AcademyIngoldmells AcademyHuttoft Primary & Nursery SchoolSeathorne Primary Academy

The trust

Chapel St Leonards Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Community Inclusive Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 19 schools in Community Inclusive Trust

Who goes there

52.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 18 pupils (16.8%) received SEN support and 8 (7.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Chapel St Leonards Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tylers Close (opposite), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chapel St Leonards Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 72 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Chapel St Leonards Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 19.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sherilyn Borrell
Pupils:107
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01754872429
Address:Amery Way, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5LS
Trust:COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST (19 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 5 July 2022View full report
URN:145489
UKPRN:10066525
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Boston and Skegness
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

52.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 72% to 46% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 67% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 63% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

12.8

Avg class size

12.3

Infant (KS1)

13.5

KS2

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Chapel St Leonards Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Lincolnshire

Term dates

Chapel St Leonards Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Tylers Close (opp)
70m · 1 min walk
St Leonards Drive (SW-bound)
166m · 3 min walk
Elizabeth Drive (opp)
346m · 6 min walk
Methodist Church (adj)
356m · 6 min walk
Bus Station
448m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
7
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Chapel St Leonards Primary School

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  • How many families in Lincolnshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

52%

Available places

109 pupils

210 places

101 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Skegness

Low pressure
New homes approved:575
Projected new pupils:144

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Skegness

Across Lincolnshire council

Low demand council-wide0.72 applications per place

Places available

8,940

Applications

6,453

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.7%

All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

5 July 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
7 March 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

18

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

24.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication10
Moderate Learning Difficulty7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
88.8%
Mixed
1.8%
Unclassified
3.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals52.3%
English as Additional Language4.7%

107

Total Pupils

42

Boys

65

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

6

Teachers

17.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£59,488

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,305

Per pupil

£949k

Total funding

£108k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£176,150
EAL funding£2,070
Sparsity£15,000
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.1%

Overall absence

32.2%

Persistent absence

115

Enrolments

Authorised5.5%
Unauthorised2.7%
Persistent (10%+)32.2%
Severe (50%+)4.3%

Absence trend

6.4%
18/19
5.3%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
7.9%
23/24
8.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Chapel St Leonards Primary School

What are SATs results like at Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Of the pupils at Chapel St Leonards Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 46% reached the expected standard in reading and 50% did so in maths.

What is Chapel St Leonards Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Chapel St Leonards Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Chapel St Leonards Primary School is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Chapel St Leonards Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 52% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Classes at Chapel St Leonards Primary School average 12.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Chapel St Leonards Primary School has around 107 pupils on roll. 52% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

8.1% of sessions were missed at Chapel St Leonards Primary School in 2024/25. 32.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Chapel St Leonards Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Chapel St Leonards Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Chapel St Leonards Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Chapel St Leonards Primary School?

Chapel St Leonards Primary School is at Amery Way, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5LS.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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