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Louth Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Monks' Dyke Road, Louth LN11 9AW · louthacademy.co.uk · 01507 606349
On the mapSearch near LN11 9AW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 891
- 99% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.1%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 100% 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 | 188 | 165 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 182 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 159 | 139 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 163 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 171 | 158 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 35.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C- (25.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▼35.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.87 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120713)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.2 | +2.2 |
| Sixth form college | 30.1 | −3 |
| Further education | 45.2 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.2 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | C- (25.2) | Average -0.18 | |
| 32 students | D+ (24.6) | Average -0.20 | |
| Applied general45 students | Merit+ (27.4) | Average -0.21 | |
| Tech level22 students | Dist (34) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 80 | D- (17.8) | -0.44 |
| 2015/16 | 82 | D (20.8) | -0.24 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45 | +19 |
| Apprenticeship | 22 | +10 |
| Employment | 15 | −18 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −5 |
Ofsted
Louth Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 February 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120713), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120713)
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 99
- 11% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (20%) with SEND