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Cleethorpes Academy

North East Lincolnshire, DN35 9NXSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
3 Good · 1 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.3×
More first choices than offers made
224 1st-choice / 177 offers made
Ranking
#2,645
of 3,141 nationally

About Cleethorpes Academy

Cleethorpes Academy is a state-funded secondary school in North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 843 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (28 Jan 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 40.7 for 2024/25. admissions data records 224 first-preference applications and 177 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressGrainsby Avenue, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 9NX
HeadteacherMr Paul Thundercliffe
Local AuthorityNorth East Lincolnshire
Number of Pupils843
Free School Meals (FSM)35.1%
School Capacity843 / 900 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 18 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cleethorpes Academy

Cleethorpes Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.