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Skegness Grammar School

Secondary · Skegness · PE25 2QS

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Expected standard

Inspected 12 May 2026 · report published 19 July 2026

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At a glance

622 pupils · 69% of 898 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
30.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.skegnessgrammar.co.uk
URN
138757

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 129 families named it first for 71 Year 7 places, 1.82 first choices per place. We hold one Year 7 admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its report-card inspection on 12 May 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.82 first-choice applications per place

71 places offered · 129 first-choice applications · heavily oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places for 2026 entry were decided by test scores, not distance.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Places for 2026 entry were decided by test scores, not distance.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

108 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
52
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
88%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
62%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.7
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
33.6
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school52
Median of its 12 closest peers64.8
Lincolnshire average46.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, 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.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Dover Grammar School for GirlsDover · 145 miles awayGood59.9
Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysCanterbury · 134 miles awayGood66.8
Stretford Grammar SchoolManchester · 111 miles awayGood74.4
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford · 10 miles awayExpected standard60.5
St Anselm's CollegePrenton · 141 miles awayGood (2019)57.2
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleHorncastle · 19 miles awayGood66.2
Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding · 32 miles awayGood58.8
Churston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham · 253 miles awayGood71.2
The Boston Grammar SchoolBoston · 19 miles awayNeeds attention53.1
Dover Grammar School for BoysDover · 145 miles awayGood65.4
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFaversham · 129 miles awayGood65.1
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysDartford · 119 miles awayGood64.6

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Lincolnshire 76%, England 59%) · Any other White background 9% (Lincolnshire 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 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)
8.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
26.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

22.71 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lincolnshire: 25.64 suspensions and 0.31 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
15
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

78.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.6 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 £57,428; 15.9% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,614
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 2% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£160,000; in-year balance -£160,000

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

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
91%
Continuing in education
83%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
75%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
11%
Any sustained destination
95%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

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
£162,500284 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£120,000–£210,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (83)£218,500
Semi-detached (97)£166,000
Terraced (70)£143,000
Flat (34)£95,000

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
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
43an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an 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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