Skegness Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Skegness, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 939 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in December 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 30.7 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 13 holidays and 3 INSET days.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Skegness Academy.

Latest inspection
Requires improvement Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 6 Dec 2023 · Published 30 Jan 2024
Read full Ofsted report ↗

Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Skegness Academy.

Skegness Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 25–31 School Holiday
  • 25 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Staff Training Day
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 School Holiday (Autumn Half Term)
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 5 Staff Training Day
  • 22–31 School Holiday (Christmas Holiday start)
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Staff Training Day
  • 1–2 School Holiday (Christmas Holiday end)
  • 1 New Year's Day
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 School Holiday (Spring Half Term)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 30–31 School Holiday (Easter Holiday)
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 School Holiday (Easter Holiday)
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 School Holiday (Summer Half Term)
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–31 School Holiday (Summer Holiday start)

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Staff Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Staff Training Day Dec 5, 2025 Inset Day
  • Staff Training Day Jan 1, 2026 Inset Day
  • School Holiday Aug 25-31, 2025 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Autumn Half Term) Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Christmas Holiday start) Dec 22-31, 2025 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Christmas Holiday end) Jan 1-2, 2026 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Spring Half Term) Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Easter Holiday) Mar 30-Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Summer Half Term) May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • School Holiday (Summer Holiday start) Jul 20-31, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
30.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
4.7% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
17.6 A level average score England 35
40.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Skegness Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 30.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 30.7
Lincolnshire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 -15.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 4.7%
Lincolnshire County Council 41.9% England 45.4% -40.7 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 29
Lincolnshire County Council 33.8 England 34.9 -5.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 4.5
Lincolnshire County Council 15.4 England 15.5 -11 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 60.8%
Lincolnshire County Council 26.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 148
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 17.6 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 17.6
Lincolnshire County Council 34.44 England 35 -17.4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 13
Attendance 40.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 40.3%
Lincolnshire County Council 17.7% England 17.8% +22.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 12.3%
Lincolnshire County Council 6.6% England 6.8% +5.6 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 81% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 81%
Lincolnshire County Council 92% England 92% -11 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 75%
Lincolnshire County Council 84% England 83% -8 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 80% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 80%
Lincolnshire County Council 82% England 79% +1 vs England
Went to higher education 27%
Lincolnshire County Council 39% England 37% -10 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Skegness Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Skegness Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.