Skegness Junior Academy, Skegness
Skegness Junior Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Skegness, part of Greenwood Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 9 schools in Skegness with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Capacity
- 86% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Skegness Junior Academy in detail
Skegness Junior Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, choir, cooking and maths club.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Skegness Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (65% in reading, 70% in maths).
Getting a place at Skegness Junior Academy
Across Lincolnshire, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Lincolnshire lodged 112 appeals against primary school offers; 71 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (25.4% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Skegness Junior Academy are Skegness Infant Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good); Beacon Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); The Richmond Primary Academy (0.7 miles, 69% reading, 61% maths); and Seathorne Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 76% maths).
Skegness Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Skegness Infant AcademyBeacon Primary AcademyThe Richmond Primary AcademySeathorne Primary Academy
The trust
Skegness Junior 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.
What parents say
20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Skegness Junior Academy (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 70% 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 (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).
Who goes there
68.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 46 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 8 (2.5%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Skegness Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junior School (n-bound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Skegness Junior 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 426 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Skegness Junior Academy issued 34 suspensions, 10.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Skegness Junior Academy are Skegness Grammar School (0.1 miles) and Skegness Academy (0.3 miles).
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; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Skegness Junior Academy creates a caring, inclusive community where children love coming to school and develop essential life skills. The school has successfully prioritised reading development and mathematics problem-solving, with pupils receiving personalised support to thrive. Staff are dedicated and supportive, with a clear commitment to helping every child achieve and develop their talents through both classroom learning and enrichment activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on reading development with regular opportunities for pupils to meet authors and attend reading events
- Clear identification of key knowledge across subjects with quick action to address gaps in mathematics and reading
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs who learn and achieve well alongside their peers
- Calm behaviour and rare instances of bullying, with pupils feeling safe and knowing who to talk to about concerns
- Rich enrichment activities including theatre company programs and leadership opportunities such as school council and eco-warriors
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack consistent strategies to help pupils remember previous learning and subject-specific vocabulary, limiting deeper understanding
- Inconsistent record-keeping and follow-up of safeguarding concerns with insufficient oversight of the system
- Ongoing work needed to improve attendance for some pupils despite staff efforts to remove barriers
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and staff knowing how to recognise signs of risk, though there are minor inconsistencies in record-keeping and oversight of safeguarding concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance club, school choir, football club, theatre company activities, trips, school council, mini police, eco-warriors
Skegness Junior Academy is a caring school where pupils achieve well and demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning in a warm and welcoming environment. The school has recently redesigned its curriculum with a focus on developing essential knowledge and skills.
At a Glance
68.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
20 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 66% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
26.5
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Skegness Junior Academy 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
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Skegness Junior Academy.
- Skegness Junior Academy @ JB's Sports Coaching LtdAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Skegness Junior Academy 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Skegness Junior Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Skegness Junior Academy is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 58
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 44 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
308 pupils
360 places
52 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Skegness
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Skegness
Across Lincolnshire council
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.
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
17.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
318
Total Pupils
164
Boys
154
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
21.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,069
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,220
Per pupil
£2376k
Total funding
£315k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
331
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Skegness Junior Academy
Questions parents ask about Skegness Junior Academy
What are SATs results like at Skegness Junior Academy?
Of the pupils at Skegness Junior Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is Skegness Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?
Skegness Junior Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Skegness Junior Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Skegness Junior Academy is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Skegness Junior Academy?
Skegness Junior Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at Skegness Junior Academy?
Classes at Skegness Junior Academy average 26.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Skegness Junior Academy?
Skegness Junior Academy has around 318 pupils on roll. 69% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Skegness Junior Academy?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Skegness Junior Academy in 2024/25. 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Skegness Junior Academy?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Skegness Junior Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Skegness Junior Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Skegness Junior Academy 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. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Skegness Junior Academy @ JB's Sports Coaching Ltd (registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Skegness Junior Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 44 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 Skegness Junior Academy?
Skegness Junior Academy is at Pelham Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 2QX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)