Skegness Academy, Skegness

In its own words: "The Skegness Academy opened on 1 September 2010, replacing the predecessor St Clements College. It provides 11-19 education for up to 1190 pupils, including 340 post-16. The Academy occupies a large site with extensive sports facilities and green space."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At our Academy, we are committed to supporting every student on their journey toward a happy, successful and fulfilling life. Everything we do, day in and day out, is aimed at achieving this vision. With the start of the new academic year in September 2023, the Skegness Academy embarked on a new chapter."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, cross-country and drama.

In 2026, pupils at Skegness Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 31.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

10% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 30.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.64: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30.3, against 33.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 2.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put Skegness Academy as their first choice and 195 named it as one of their preferences, for 145 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Skegness Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Skegness Academy (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (80%).

Of the 190 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 61 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 20% into work.

64.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 266 pupils (28.3%) received SEN support and 61 (6.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Skegness Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Skegness Academy bus park (in), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Skegness Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 405 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Skegness Academy issued 1696 suspensions, 182 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 29 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Skegness Academy are Beacon Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Skegness Infant Academy (0.3 miles), Skegness Junior Academy (0.3 miles) and The Richmond Primary Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.