The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School, Skegness
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Skegness, part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust. It has a Church of England/Methodist religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 9 schools in Skegness with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was 84% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School in detail
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and gardening.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £3.50 per day.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 63% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School are Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School (3.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School (3.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 81% maths); The Richmond Primary Academy (4.7 miles, 69% reading, 61% maths); and Great Steeping Primary School (4.7 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 71% maths).
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolThe St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolThe Richmond Primary AcademyGreat Steeping Primary School
The trust
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School is one of 24 schools run by Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
61.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 37 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 11 (6.7%) 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
The nearest railway station is Wainfleet Rail Station, about 310 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Market Place (opposite), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School issued 3 suspensions, 1.7 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 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from February 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2017 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
61.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.6
Avg class size
19.7
Infant (KS1)
26.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist 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
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
177 pupils
210 places
33 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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
37
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
29.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
165
Total Pupils
87
Boys
78
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,712
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,623
Per pupil
£1366k
Total funding
£158k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
19.8%
Persistent absence
167
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School
What are SATs results like at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
Of the pupils at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School's Ofsted rating?
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
No fixed boundary. When The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist 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 The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
Classes at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School average 23.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School has around 165 pupils on roll. 62% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School in 2024/25. 19.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist 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 The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist 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 The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School?
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School is at Magdalen Road, Wainfleet, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 4DD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)