Signhills Infant Academy
Hardys Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 0DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Hannah Gray
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 138062
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472694993
About this school
Signhills Infant Academy is a primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 201 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Signhills Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Signhills Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 7.2% | 201 | — |
| Signhills Academy | 74% | 4.6% | 17.5% | 344 | 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)
- 7.24%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 6.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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Signhills Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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St Peter's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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Middlethorpe Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other 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 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 Infant Academy teach?
- Signhills Infant Academy teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the head teacher of Signhills Infant Academy?
- The head teacher of Signhills Infant Academy is Mrs Hannah Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Signhills Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Signhills Infant 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 Infant Academy?
- Signhills Infant Academy has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Signhills Infant Academy full?
- Signhills Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 201 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Signhills Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Signhills Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Signhills Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Signhills Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Signhills Infant Academy?
- Signhills Infant Academy is part of ST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Signhills Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Signhills Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Signhills Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Signhills Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.