Academy sponsor led · North East Lincolnshire

Cleethorpes Academy

11–16Ages
843Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136192URN

Grainsby Avenue, Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 above North East Lincolnshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire

382 applications for 177 places · 2nd of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.4of 90

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

5th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above North East Lincolnshire median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

382 applications · 177 places offered · 224 named it first

2026 2.2; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2025 2.1; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2024 1.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 1.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2022 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2019 1.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2018 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2015 1.9; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 2.0

This school
North East Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	177	382	2.2	224	1.27
Sep 2025	137	286	2.1	125	0.91
Sep 2024	151	263	1.7	125	0.83
Sep 2023	186	309	1.7	124	0.67
Sep 2022	188	371	2.0	161	0.86
Sep 2021	194	359	1.9	200	1.03
Sep 2020	193	359	1.9	166	0.86
Sep 2019	184	314	1.7	155	0.84
Sep 2018	190	349	1.8	201	1.06
Sep 2017	190	345	1.8	198	1.04
Sep 2016	200	365	1.8	193	0.97
Sep 2015	175	339	1.9	167	0.95
Sep 2014	177	346	2.0	165	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

156 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.45th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%5th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 28% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

North East Lincolnshire 52% England 66%

This school
North East Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	156	42.4	37%	59%	–
2024/25	151	40.7	28%	58%	–
2023/24	169	43.1	36%	60%	−0.53
2022/23	161	39.6	28%	60%	−0.80

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cleethorpes AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Beacon Academy
0.7 km · North East Lincolnshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Havelock Academy
1.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Humberston Academy
2.2 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Wintringham
2.6 km · North East Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
4.0 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Ormiston Maritime Academy
4.1 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 30.9Attainment 8
John Whitgift Academy
6.8 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Healing Academy
8.8 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136192 · 812/6908
Trust: Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 843 on roll
Free school meals: 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: The Lindsey School and Community Arts College (URN 118096)
Address: Grainsby Avenue, Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Local authority: North East Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources