Cleethorpes Academy

Grammar school

The school originated as Cleethorpes Girls' Grammar School, becoming a comprehensive co-educational school in 1973. The grammar school dated back to 1926. Cleethorpes' corresponding former boys' grammar school became known as Matthew Humberstone School, which went comprehensive at the same time, but closed in 2010, and was replaced by St Andrew's College, Cleethorpes.

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive in 1973, and had a sixth form, when under the jurisdiction of the Lindsey Education Committee, based in Lincoln (from which it received its name). It merged with North Cleethorpes Secondary School, a secondary modern school, on Elliston Street. A year later it joined the LEA of Humberside, based in Beverley. In the 1980s, when still in Humberside, the school was well-regarded, with a good academic reputation.

Closure of sixth form

The sixth form was closed in July 2008 which it shared with the Matthew Humberstone C of E School, Cleethorpes' two former grammar schools. It was known as the Cleethorpes Sixth Form. By 2008 it was receiving low A level results.

Closure of the Lindsey School

In October 2009, headteacher Diane Johnson refused to return to the school, when it was reported unofficially that the school was to be placed in special measures following its Ofsted inspection. Johnson resigned officially a month later, after the OFSTED report was published, confirming the schools special measures status. She was replaced on an interim basis by Jim Cunningham who was drafted in as a result of his experience with other failing schools in the area. In March 2010 however, the schools minister accepted a proposal from Tollbar Edge to replace the Lindsey School with an academy, and it eventually closed at the end of the academic year in July 2010.

Cleethorpes Academy

Cleethorpes Academy opened at the start of the new academic year in September 2010. Since it has turned into Cleethorpes Academy, it has continued to improve with exam results improving year on year, 2012 results saw Cleethorpes Academy moving above the national average for 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths. Ofsted in 2012 have also reported that the Academy is making good progress to improve.

Block 1

Special education in the United Kingdom (SEN)

Block 2

English studies

Humanities

Information and communications technology

French

Business Studies

Block 3

Technology

Textiles

Art and Design

Mathematics

Block 4

Science

Block 5

Music

Key Skills

Sports Block

Physical Education

Rebuild

In 2012 it was issued that Cleethorpes Academy will go through numerous building work to help create a better school. It started in the Summer of 2012 and is set to finish for the new academic year 2013/14 (September 2013) It will be carried out by Clugstons Group

The New Technology/Mathematics Block

The Technology block is one of the oldest parts of the Academy; this block known as T-Block (previously as Lindsey) and Block 3 (Cleethorpes Academy), which includes Technology, Textiles, Art and Design. It will be knocked down because of it being old and it has a lot of asbestos, which is very dangerous to students. It will move to the new block. Mathematics will move into the top floor.

The News Sports Block

The old Block will be replaced by a better more modern sports Block

Refurbishment

There will be refurbishment in Science Block (S Block or Block 4)and the English studies, French, Information and communications technology, History, Geography, Citizenship, Religious education Block (C Block or Block 2).

Lindsey School

Cleethorpes Girls' Grammar School