Skegness Infant Academy, Skegness

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure to introduce myself as Executive Principal of the Skegness Infant and Junior Academies. Many of you and your children will already know me from my role as Principal at the Infant Academy and I feel this gives me a great advantage in ensuring continuity and consistency across both sites."

The school runs after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Skegness Infant Academy as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 64 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Skegness Infant Academy are Skegness Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 64% reading, 74% maths); Beacon Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); The Richmond Primary Academy (0.6 miles, 69% reading, 61% maths); and Seathorne Primary Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 76% maths).

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

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Skegness Infant Academy (as of September 2025): 57% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

45.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 19 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 11 (4.2%) 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.

Skegness Infant Academy had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Skegness Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junior School (n-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Skegness Infant 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 424 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 Infant Academy issued 16 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Skegness Infant Academy are Skegness Grammar School (0.1 miles) and Skegness Academy (0.3 miles).