Chapel St Leonards Primary School
Amery Way, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sherilyn Borrell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 145489
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01754872429
About this school
Chapel St Leonards Primary School is a primary academy in Skegness. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 107 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chapel St Leonards Primary 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
- Early years
- 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 | 27 | 18 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 72% | 46% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 67% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 50% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Chapel St Leonards Primary 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 | 33% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 131 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chapel St Leonards Primary School compares
Chapel St Leonards Primary School ranked 224th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 8.1% | 69.8% | 107 | — |
| Hogsthorpe Primary Academy | 86% | 6.8% | 44.6% | 46 | 1.3 miles |
| Ingoldmells Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 77.1% | 112 | 1.9 miles |
| Huttoft Primary & Nursery School | 60% | 5.5% | 31.9% | 147 | 3.8 miles |
| Seathorne Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 53.4% | 285 | 4.2 miles |
| Beacon Primary Academy | 70% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 206 | 4.8 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)
- 69.83%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 32.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hogsthorpe Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Ingoldmells Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Huttoft Primary & Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Alford
-
Seathorne Primary Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Beacon Primary Academy4.8 miles
Primary · Skegness
Other schools in Skegness
Chapel St Leonards Primary School ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Skegness.
- Beacon Primary Academy 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
- Skegness Academy Secondary
- Skegness Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chapel St Leonards Primary School teach?
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Skegness.
- Who is the headteacher of Chapel St Leonards Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chapel St Leonards Primary School is Mrs Sherilyn Borrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chapel St Leonards Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chapel St Leonards Primary 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 Chapel St Leonards Primary School?
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chapel St Leonards Primary School full?
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 107 on roll (51%), 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 Chapel St Leonards Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chapel St Leonards Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chapel St Leonards Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chapel St Leonards Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Chapel St Leonards Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chapel St Leonards Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chapel St Leonards Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School ranked 224th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chapel St Leonards Primary School's absence rate?
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chapel St Leonards Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chapel St Leonards Primary 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 10 July 2026.