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Skegness Junior Academy

Primary · Skegness · PE25 2QX

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 11 March 2025

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At a glance

318 pupils · 88% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
68.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.skegnessjunioracademy.org/
URN
138442

In figures

At its inspection on 11 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
51%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school51%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Lincolnshire average59.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery SchoolNewton Aycliffe · 128 miles awayGood29%
Bullion Lane Primary SchoolChester le Street · 141 miles awayGood94%
Thorntree AcademyMiddlesbrough · 116 miles awayGood74%
Ore Village Primary AcademyHastings · 157 miles awayGood65%
Braeburn Primary and Nursery AcademyScarborough · 81 miles awayGood41%
Front Lawn Primary AcademyHavant · 167 miles awayOutstanding82%
Green Gates Primary SchoolRedcar · 115 miles awayGood75%
Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolShildon · 130 miles awayGood52%
Oasis Academy ParkwoodScunthorpe · 51 miles awayGood (2016)59%
Mereside Primary AcademyBlackpool · 145 miles awayGood18%
Brambles Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough · 116 miles awayOutstanding80%
Caedmon Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 115 miles awayGood64%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Lincolnshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Lincolnshire 8%, England 7%) · Not recorded 3% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 1%) · 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)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.76 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lincolnshire: 3.47 suspensions and 0.07 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
23.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 14.5 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 £51,069; 6.7% 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£7,184
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 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £355,000; in-year balance +£197,000

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher15.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31%18.1%
Residents in very good health34.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier57.8%62.3%
Social housing12.1%17.1%
Privately rented30.1%20.5%
Detached houses30.5%22.9%
Flats16.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026084 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£160,000252 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£118,000–£215,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (71)£220,000
Semi-detached (87)£170,000
Terraced (63)£140,000
Flat (31)£95,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
58an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an 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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