Limehurst Academy
Bridge Street, Loughborough, LE11 1NH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Mellor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- East Midlands Education Trust
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 656
- URN
- 137367
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509263444
About this school
Limehurst Academy is a secondary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 656 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Limehurst Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 125 | 122 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | 48.5 | 48.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 -0.01 to +0.51 | +0.28 +0.03 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 51.6% | 53.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 70.5% | 75.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Limehurst Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.9 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.2 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 637 |
| 2023/24 | 643 |
| 2024/25 | 651 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Limehurst Academy compares
Limehurst Academy ranked 17th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.2 | 9.8% | 35.3% | 656 | — |
| De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire | 55.1 | 6.2% | 15.7% | 1,376 | 1.3 miles |
| Charnwood College | 43.9 | 6.6% | 29.1% | 664 | 1.4 miles |
| Woodbrook Vale School | 51.2 | 8.3% | 16.1% | 839 | 1.9 miles |
| Rawlins | 45 | 10.6% | 20.1% | 1,455 | 2.6 miles |
| Humphrey Perkins School | 48.6 | 7.6% | 18.3% | 863 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.33%
- English as an additional language
- 55.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.84%
- Persistent absence
- 26.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire1.3 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
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Charnwood College1.4 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
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Woodbrook Vale School1.9 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
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Rawlins2.6 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
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Humphrey Perkins School2.7 miles
Secondary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Limehurst Academy ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Loughborough.
- Charnwood College Secondary
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire Secondary
- East Leake Academy Secondary
- Humphrey Perkins School Secondary
- Iveshead School Secondary
- Rawlins Secondary
- Woodbrook Vale School Secondary
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Limehurst Academy teach?
- Limehurst Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Limehurst Academy?
- The headteacher of Limehurst Academy is Mr Jonathan Mellor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Limehurst Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Limehurst Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Limehurst Academy?
- Limehurst Academy has 656 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Limehurst Academy full?
- Limehurst Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 656 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Limehurst Academy a faith school?
- No. Limehurst Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Limehurst Academy a selective school?
- No. Limehurst Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Limehurst Academy part of an academy trust?
- Limehurst Academy is part of EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Limehurst Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.9 in 2022/23 and 48.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Limehurst Academy compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Limehurst Academy ranked 17th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Limehurst Academy's absence rate?
- Limehurst Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Limehurst Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Limehurst Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.