Ofsted: Good emoji_events #8 in North East Lincolnshire public Top 24% UK

Signhills Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Steve Carr (Headteacher)

corporate_fareSIGNHILLS ACADEMY LIMITED

location_onCleethorpes, DN35 0DN

language Visit Website phone 01472694811

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

358

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Expected Standard

74%

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Age Range

7-11

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Signhills Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Cleethorpes, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Signhills Academy is an academy converter in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SIGNHILLS ACADEMY LIMITED. The school has approximately 344 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 42 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #1,167 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 62%

Reading77% LA 72%

Writing89% LA 72%

Maths91% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading78% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths91% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 0.1

1.2

Write

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 2.5

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.2

1.2 to 3.8

3.6

Write

LA 1.0

2.4 to 4.8

5.6

Maths

LA 0.6

4.5 to 6.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%

Reading89% LA 71%

Writing91% LA 77%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.6

0.1 to 2.7

Write

LA 1.5

1.8 to 4.2

5.6

Maths

LA 1.2

4.5 to 6.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#1,167 / 14,159	#8	#3,367	#1
2024	#1,612 / 14,233	#9	#2,879	#1
2023	#2,748 / 13,940	#12	#1,423	#7,411
2019	#86 / 11,810	#2	#626	#340
2018	#19 / 10,972	#1	#744	#601

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2006-11-09

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 337 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	337	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	335	2	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	341	7	2.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	341	4	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	339	6	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	356	4	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	358	5	1.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	354	14	4.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	357	3	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	356	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	355	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	355	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	353	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	358	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	358	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	356	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	355	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	353	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	357	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Signhills Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Ormiston South Parade Academy

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William Barcroft Junior School