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Skegness Grammar School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Vernon Road, Skegness PE25 2QS · skegnessgrammar.co.uk · 01754 610000

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
52
average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
622
69% of 898 places
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
30.6%
First language not English
8.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The David Ross Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 71 places were offered; 54% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 123 (Places 92)123September 2023: 112 (Places 81)112September 2024: 113 (Places 61)113September 2025: 125 (Places 71)125September 2026: 129 (Places 71)129Places 71
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026711291.8▲54%
September 2025Sept 2025711251.8▲53%
September 2024Sept 2024611131.9▲53%
September 2023Sept 2023811121.4▲68%
September 2022Sept 2022921231.3▲72%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52, and 62% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.3 (England 46.3)54.32017/18: 57.7 (England 46.5)57.72018/19: 55.8 (England 46.7)55.82021/22: 61.4 (England 48.8)61.42022/23: 56.0 (England 46.3)56.02023/24: 52.4 (England 45.9)52.42024/25: 52.0 (England 46.0)52.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲5246
▲62.0%45.4%
▲88.0%64.8%
▼21.3%40.5%
▲4.694.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form48.6−28.1
Further education40.2+22.8
Apprenticeship0.9−2.6
Employment4.7—
Not in a lasting destination5.6—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.8 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 31.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.3 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 33.9 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 28.4 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 33.6 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
43 studentsC+ (33.6)Average +0.07
43 studentsC+ (33.8)Average +0.07
29 studentsMerit (25.7)Average -0.22
11.6%AAB or better
86%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2469C (29.5)-0.36
2022/2361C (28.4)—
2021/2265C+ (33.9)—
2018/1948B- (35.3)+0.11
2017/1869C+ (31.9)+0.05
2016/1773C+ (31.8)0.00
2015/1673C (31.2)+0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University75+15.3
Other education1.5−6
Apprenticeship4.4+2.9
Employment14.7−0.2
Not in a lasting destination4.4−9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Skegness Grammar School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
12 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

46% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
46%
Replies
13
2% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼61% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●85% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼54% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼46% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼31% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼23% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼46% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 100% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 43%

based on 4 parents (31%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 63%

based on 6 parents (46%) with SEND

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