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Skegness Grammar School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Lincolnshire, East Midlands · Skegness PE25 2QSTrust: The David Ross Education TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
622of 898 places
Free school meals
30.6%
Year 11 cohort 2025
108
Ofsted
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Skegness Grammar School (URN 120696, until 1 September 2012).

What the data says

Of the 70 pupils who finished Year 11 at Skegness Grammar School in 2023, 59% stayed on in Skegness Grammar School’s own sixth form (Lincolnshire average 40%), 23% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 64 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 75% went to university (Lincolnshire 39%, England 37%), and 25% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lincolnshire, with 62% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Skegness Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.

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 Lincolnshire and England.

Skegness Grammar School
Lincolnshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSkegness Grammar SchoolLincolnshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort708,198607,348
Any sustained destination91%92%92%
Stayed in education83%86%86%
— school sixth form59%40%34%
— sixth form college0%4%13%
— further education college23%41%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship6%4%3%
Employment3%3%3%
No sustained destination9%6%6%
Destination unknown0%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Skegness Grammar School
Lincolnshire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSkegness Grammar SchoolLincolnshireEngland
Students in the cohort646,057541,441
Any sustained destination95%82%79%
University (higher education)75%39%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students25%19%19%
Further education5%5%5%
Apprenticeship3%9%7%
Employment11%29%28%
No sustained destination5%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSkegness Grammar SchoolLincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)52.045.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths62%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths88%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects21%37%41%
EBacc average point score4.693.984.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort15%27%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils48.633.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.649.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language10%12%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics108100%88%28%22%96%
English Language108100%89%12%20%85%
English Literature10698%86%11%21%82%
Combined Science7469%65%5%9%89%
Geography6661%41%23%25%74%
Business Studies6156%18%15%20%70%
Media Studies4239%4%5%20%74%
History3734%41%43%26%89%
Biology3331%23%48%45%100%
Chemistry3331%23%33%47%100%
Physics3331%23%45%46%100%
Design and Technology2523%11%4%23%64%
Religious Studies2019%31%45%32%85%
Physical Education2019%11%5%24%75%
Computer Science1514%13%20%30%67%
Spanish1514%19%33%27%100%
Fine Art1211%9%25%28%83%
French87%18%25%29%88%
Music66%5%33%33%100%
Drama66%7%50%27%100%
Polish55%1%84%
Chinese11%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Additional Mathematics FSMQ12%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSkegness Grammar SchoolLincolnshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study92
— of whom A level students432,919261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry33.6434.4435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects12%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology1637%23%
Sociology1637%13%
Biology1228%20%
Media Studies1126%4%
Physics921%12%
History819%13%
Geography819%10%
Physical Education819%3%
Chemistry716%17%
Business Studies614%13%
Mathematics31%
Product Design2%
English Language4%
English Literature11%
French1%
Politics6%
Fine Art3%
Further Mathematics5%
Music0%
Religious Studies4%
Spanish2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 32967%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1023%

Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire

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Bourne Grammar School

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97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 69.8

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.