Beacon Academy
Academy sponsor led · 639 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.5
Academy sponsor led
Cleethorpes Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 843of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 151
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 28 January 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Lindsey School and Community Arts College (URN 118096, until 1 September 2010).
What the data says
Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 at Cleethorpes Academy in 2023, 27% moved to a sixth form college, 55% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 42% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.7 against 46.1 across England and 40.1 in North East Lincolnshire, with 28% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North East Lincolnshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Cleethorpes Academy | North East Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 161 | 1,778 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 27% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 55% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Cleethorpes Academy | North East Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.7 | 40.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 36% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 56% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 16% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | 3.50 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.0 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.8 | 43.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 151 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 64% |
| English Language | 151 | 100% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 145 | 96% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 124 | 82% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 47% |
| Geography | 64 | 42% | 41% | 3% | 25% | 41% |
| Photography | 63 | 42% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 76% |
| History | 52 | 34% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 46% |
| Spanish | 47 | 31% | 19% | 4% | 27% | 55% |
| Fine Art | 47 | 31% | 9% | 2% | 28% | 87% |
| Textiles | 23 | 15% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 96% |
| Biology | 21 | 14% | 23% | 19% | 45% | 81% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 23% | 24% | 47% | 90% |
| Physics | 21 | 14% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 81% |
| Music | 17 | 11% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 56 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 48 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 24 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire
Havelock Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 862 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.8
Healing Academy
Academy converter · 751 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0
Humberston Academy
Academy converter · 891 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.6
John Whitgift Academy
Academy converter · 1,070 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Oasis Academy Immingham
Academy sponsor led · 568 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.