Skegness Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Dec 7 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
136217
Address
Burgh Road, PE25 2QH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1021 (75% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
5.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
59.8%
Persistent absence
48.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.4%
Other White 4.5%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.57
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 11%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 32.8
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.26
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award33
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award50
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award13
Speech & DramaTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
BiologyGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE49
English LanguageGCSE187
English LiteratureGCSE187
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Skegness Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
161
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
116
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
116
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
195
84
111
Year 8
195
97
98
Year 9
188
89
99
Year 10
172
90
82
Year 11
196
109
87
Year 12
32
9
23
Year 13
43
11
32
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
75.0%
86.6%
85.6%
Further education
43.0%
39.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
43.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
10.0%
3.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
4.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.3%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
39.0%
66.4%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
2.0%
24.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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