Skegness Town

Summary

Skegness Town (E02005437) is part of Lincolnshire local authority (view on map). Skegness Town has an approximate population of 6,400 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Skegness Town neighbours Skegness North, and Skegness South.

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  • 65% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England) – see more.
  • 48% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Skegness Town is the 86th least deprived area in Lincolnshire (out of 88) with 65% of children living in low-income families, compared to 35% across Lincolnshire and 38% nationally.

65% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England).

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Skegness Town, 48% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Lincolnshire and 27% nationally.

48% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Skegness Town % in Lincolnshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 48% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 52% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Skegness Town, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in Lincolnshire, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Skegness Town % in Lincolnshire % in England
No special educational needs 80% 78% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 15% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8.0% 7.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Skegness Town, 13% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 13% in Lincolnshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Skegness Town % in Lincolnshire % in England
White 86% 86% 67%
Asian 4.0% 4.0% 14%
Black 2.0% 2.0% 7.0%
Mixed 5.0% 4.0% 7.0%
Other – 1.0% 3.0%
Not known – 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Skegness Town with English as an additional language is 14%, compared with 13% in Lincolnshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Skegness Town % in Lincolnshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 14% 13% 22%
Known or believed to be English 85% 87% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Skegness Town has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Skegness Town
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

In Skegness Town, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Skegness Town. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Skegness Town has no state-funded schools.

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Independent schools

Skegness Town has no independent schools.

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