Ingoldmells Academy
Simpson Court, Ingoldmells, Skegness, PE25 1QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Joanna Howden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 138444
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01754872989
About this school
Ingoldmells Academy is a primary academy in Skegness. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ingoldmells Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 79% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 95% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 79% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Ingoldmells 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ingoldmells Academy compares
Ingoldmells Academy ranked 44th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6.6% | 77.1% | 112 | — |
| Chapel St Leonards Primary School | 38% | 8.1% | 69.8% | 107 | 1.9 miles |
| Seathorne Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 53.4% | 285 | 2.4 miles |
| Hogsthorpe Primary Academy | 86% | 6.8% | 44.6% | 46 | 2.5 miles |
| Beacon Primary Academy | 70% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 206 | 2.9 miles |
| Skegness Junior Academy | 51% | 5.6% | 70.3% | 318 | 3.2 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)
- 77.14%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 22.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel St Leonards Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Seathorne Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Hogsthorpe Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Beacon Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Skegness Junior Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Skegness
Other schools in Skegness
Ingoldmells Academy ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Skegness.
- Beacon Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School Primary
- Hogsthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Seathorne Primary Academy Primary
- Skegness Infant Academy Primary
- Skegness Junior Academy Primary
- The Richmond Primary Academy Primary
- The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School Primary
- The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School Primary
- Skegness Academy Secondary
- Skegness Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ingoldmells Academy teach?
- Ingoldmells Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Skegness.
- Who is the principal of Ingoldmells Academy?
- The principal of Ingoldmells Academy is Miss Joanna Howden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ingoldmells Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ingoldmells 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 many pupils are at Ingoldmells Academy?
- Ingoldmells Academy has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ingoldmells Academy full?
- Ingoldmells Academy has capacity for 150 pupils and 112 on roll (75%), 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 Ingoldmells Academy a faith school?
- No. Ingoldmells Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ingoldmells Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ingoldmells Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ingoldmells Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ingoldmells Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ingoldmells Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ingoldmells Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Ingoldmells Academy ranked 44th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ingoldmells Academy's absence rate?
- Ingoldmells Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ingoldmells Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ingoldmells 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.