Signhills Academy
Hardys Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 0DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SIGNHILLS ACADEMY LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Carr
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 136975
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472694811
About this school
Signhills Academy is a primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 344 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 91 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 74% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 91% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 85% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Signhills Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North East Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 341 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Signhills Academy compares
Signhills Academy ranked 15th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.6% | 17.5% | 344 | — |
| Signhills Infant Academy | — | 4.1% | 7.2% | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy | 76% | 5.2% | 45.3% | 307 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 50% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 149 | 0.8 miles |
| Middlethorpe Primary Academy | 91% | 4% | 27.9% | 240 | 0.9 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.51%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 10.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Signhills Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Middlethorpe Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
Signhills Academy ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Bursar Primary Academy Primary
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Primary
- Reynolds Primary Academy Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Primary
- Signhills Infant Academy Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- William Barcroft Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Secondary
- Cleethorpes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Signhills Academy teach?
- Signhills Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the headteacher of Signhills Academy?
- The headteacher of Signhills Academy is Mr Steve Carr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Signhills Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Signhills Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Signhills Academy?
- Signhills Academy has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Signhills Academy full?
- Signhills Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 344 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Signhills Academy a faith school?
- No. Signhills Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Signhills Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Signhills Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Signhills Academy?
- Signhills Academy is part of SIGNHILLS ACADEMY LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Signhills Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Signhills Academy rank locally?
- Signhills Academy ranked 15th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Signhills Academy's absence rate?
- Signhills Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Signhills Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Signhills Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.