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Limehurst Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bridge Street, Loughborough LE11 1NH · limehurst.org.uk · 01509 263444
On the mapSearch near LE11 1NH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 656
- 56 over 600 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- First language not English
- 54.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 137 families put the school first and 121 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 121 | 137 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 116 | 116 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 127 | 164 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 127 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | 149 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 53.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲75.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.61 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 77 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Limehurst Academy on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 41
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (29%) with SEND