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Signhills Infant Academy

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personMiss Jessica Dowson

corporate_fareST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

location_onCleethorpes, DN35 0DN

language Visit Website phone 1472694993

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

233

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Signhills Infant Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Cleethorpes, serving ages 5-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Signhills Infant Academy is an academy converter in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 5-7. It is part of ST LAWRENCE ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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13 November 2018

Inspection Report

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18 March 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 221 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	262	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	262	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	258	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	266	2	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	263	3	1.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	269	2	0.7%	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 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Signhills Infant Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

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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