Louth Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Monks' Dyke Road, Louth, LN11 9AW
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/02/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
26.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
891
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
182 of 182 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
273
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 182 | 182 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 67 | 11 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 3 | ● 13% |
| Total | 273 | 196 | 72% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jacob Bailey
- Address
- Monks' Dyke Road, Louth, LN11 9AW
- Phone
- 01507606349
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Priory & St James' · Louth and Horncastle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144968
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
891 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 904 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 151 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 150 | 7% | 40% | 67% | |
| English Language | 150 | 7% | 40% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 7% | 47% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 113 | 7% | 35% | 59% | |
| History | 80 | 26% | 57% | 69% | |
| Geography | 67 | 13% | 36% | 55% | |
| Business | 64 | 8% | 36% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 5% | 25% | 81% | |
| Design & Technology | 59 | 14% | 51% | 68% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 38 | 5% | 50% | 82% | |
| Biology | 37 | 38% | 95% | 97% | |
| Physics | 37 | 32% | 89% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.