Lincolnshire has persisted in operating selection so the top 25% of the ability range is taken by Skegness Grammar School and others go elsewhere. In Skegness there are just two secondary schools. The other school was the Skegness Earl of ScarbroughHigh School until 2004 when it was closed, and reopened as St Clements College. This 'fresh start' school converted to academy status in 2010, being one of the first academy schools in England, and was renamed Skegness Academy. The Skegness Academy is part of the Greenwood Academies Trust. In 2017 Skegness Academy was found 'inadequate' by Ofsted but has 'ambitious plan for improvement'. Skegness Academy has since been monitored closely by Ofsted. In January 2020, Ofsted did a full inspection and acknowledged that the improvements had been put in place, but would take time to show effect. As a result, the school was removed from special measures as is now rated as 'requiring improvement'.
Curriculum
A higher proportion than average enter the school with attainment that is significantly below the national average need support to effectively to develop literacy and numeracy skills. During Key Stage 3, pupils are taught English, mathematics, science, geography, history, RE, modern foreign languages, ICT, technology, expressive arts, art and PE. Key Stage 3 includes years 7, 8, and 9. Twenty minutes a day is devoted to a recreational reading session. In years 10 and 11, pupils choose four subjects to go with the core subjects Maths, English, Science, in either Level 2 BTEC or GCSE format, and PE.
Pathways
At Sixth Form three pathways are offered, students can take the Academic Pathway with A-Levels for university entry, the Core Level 3 pathway which includes Level 3 BTECs and can also retake GCSE Maths and English if they have not achieved a Level 4 grade or above at Year 11. There is a Level 2 pathway offering vocational courses The Sixth Form has a 100% pass rate across all Level 3 courses.
Extra curricular activities are no longer something that teachers offer to share their enthusiasm but now activities that students are expected to engage in. There are the usual range of catch-up classes, and sports music and dance activities that are in a coordinated schedule. As part of the process to address the Ofsted judgement, students have been consulted and the following activities are being considered:Hair and beauty, Advanced dancing, Gliding, Rock climbing, First aid, Swimming, Skate park/roller skating, Gymnastics, Cheer leading.
