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Signhills Academy

Primary · Cleethorpes · DN35 0DN

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 November 2023

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At a glance

344 pupils · 96% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.signhillsacademy.co.uk/
URN
136975

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 23 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

82 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school74%
Median of its 12 closest peers75%
North East Lincolnshire average66.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Humberston Cloverfields AcademyGrimsby · 1 miles awayGood78%
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyLincoln · 25 miles awayStrong standard76%
Burnopfield Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 117 miles awayExpected standard78%
Mowden Junior SchoolDarlington · 93 miles awayExpected standard77%
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSouthampton · 190 miles awayGood63%
Down Hall Primary SchoolRayleigh · 137 miles awayGood (2016)81%
Sarisbury Church of England Junior SchoolSouthampton · 192 miles awayOutstanding (2019)69%
Takeley Primary SchoolDunmow · 117 miles awayExpected standard74%
Redbourn Primary SchoolSt Albans · 122 miles awayGood67%
Crofton Anne Dale Junior SchoolFareham · 195 miles awayNo current grade48%
Ashby Hill Top Primary SchoolAshby-de-la-Zouch · 82 miles awayOutstanding64%
Chandlers Ridge AcademyMiddlesbrough · 82 miles awayStrong standard82%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (North East Lincolnshire 83%, England 60%) · Not recorded 4% (North East Lincolnshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (North East Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (North East Lincolnshire 0%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (North East Lincolnshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other White background 1% (North East Lincolnshire 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North East Lincolnshire 0%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (North East Lincolnshire 1%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.19 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North East Lincolnshire: 2.46 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

38.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 15.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,432; 21.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,027
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £471,000; in-year balance -£64,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier90.6%62.3%
Social housing1.4%17.1%
Privately rented7.9%20.5%
Detached houses25%22.9%
Flats12.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013152 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£193,500334 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£148,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (67)£312,000
Semi-detached (158)£200,000
Terraced (79)£135,000
Flat (30)£144,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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