Skegness Grammar School
Vernon Road, Skegness, PE25 2QS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Walker
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 898
- Pupils on roll
- 622
- URN
- 138757
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01754610000
About this school
Skegness Grammar School is a secondary academy in Skegness. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 622 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Skegness Grammar School, 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 70 | 107 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.0 | 52.4 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 -0.04 to +0.65 | -0.02 -0.30 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 67.3% | 62% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 89.7% | 88% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 99% | 35.5% | 21.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Skegness Grammar School 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 | 56 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.4 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 676 |
| 2024/25 | 634 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skegness Grammar School compares
Skegness Grammar School ranked 16th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52 | 7.8% | 26.1% | 622 | — |
| Skegness Academy | 30.7 | 12.3% | 65% | 939 | 0.2 miles |
| John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College | 36.2 | 9.8% | 52.7% | 650 | 9.8 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy | 60.5 | 6.2% | 14% | 565 | 10.1 miles |
| King Edward VI Academy | 39.3 | 8.1% | 47.1% | 357 | 10.2 miles |
| The Giles Academy | 38.6 | 8.4% | 34.9% | 793 | 12.8 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)
- 26.06%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.79%
- Persistent absence
- 22.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skegness Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Skegness
-
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College9.8 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy10.1 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
King Edward VI Academy10.2 miles
Secondary · Spilsby
-
The Giles Academy12.8 miles
Secondary · Boston
Other schools in Skegness
- Skegness Academy Secondary
- Beacon Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School Primary
- Hogsthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Ingoldmells 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
Common questions
- What ages does Skegness Grammar School teach?
- Skegness Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Skegness.
- Who is the headteacher of Skegness Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Skegness Grammar School is Mrs Lorraine Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Skegness Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skegness Grammar School, 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 Grammar School?
- Skegness Grammar School has 622 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Skegness Grammar School full?
- Skegness Grammar School has capacity for 898 pupils and 622 on roll (69%), 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 Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Skegness Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Skegness Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Skegness Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Skegness Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Skegness Grammar School is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Skegness Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Skegness Grammar School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Skegness Grammar School ranked 16th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Skegness Grammar School's absence rate?
- Skegness Grammar School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skegness Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skegness Grammar School'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.