Skegness Infant Academy
Cavendish Road, Skegness, PE25 2QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Jo French
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 282
- Pupils on roll
- 260
- URN
- 138750
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01754762059
About this school
Skegness Infant Academy is a primary academy in Skegness. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 260 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Skegness Infant Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
Trends over time
How Skegness 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 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skegness Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 56.5% | 260 | — |
| Skegness Junior Academy | 51% | 5.6% | 70.3% | 318 | 0.1 miles |
| Beacon Primary Academy | 70% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| The Richmond Primary Academy | 50% | 6.3% | 38.3% | 374 | 0.6 miles |
| Seathorne Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 53.4% | 285 | 1.1 miles |
| Ingoldmells Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 77.1% | 112 | 3.3 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)
- 56.5%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 10.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skegness Junior Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Beacon Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Skegness
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The Richmond Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Seathorne Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Ingoldmells Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Skegness
Other schools in Skegness
- Beacon Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School Primary
- Hogsthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Ingoldmells Academy Primary
- Seathorne Primary 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 Skegness Infant Academy teach?
- Skegness Infant Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Skegness.
- Who is the principal of Skegness Infant Academy?
- The principal of Skegness Infant Academy is Ms Jo French, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Skegness Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skegness 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 many pupils are at Skegness Infant Academy?
- Skegness Infant Academy has 260 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Skegness Infant Academy full?
- Skegness Infant Academy has capacity for 282 pupils and 260 on roll (92%), 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 Skegness Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Skegness Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Skegness Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Skegness Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Skegness Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Skegness Infant 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.
- What is Skegness Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Skegness Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Skegness 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 Skegness 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.