Kidgate Academy
Kidgate, East Lindsey, Louth, LN11 9BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Cook
- Sponsor
- Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- URN
- 138637
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507308620
About this school
Kidgate Academy is a primary academy in Louth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 397 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kidgate 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 57% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 70% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 72% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 75% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kidgate 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kidgate Academy compares
Kidgate Academy ranked 222nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.3% | 31.7% | 397 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England School, Louth | 35% | 5.6% | 32.5% | 291 | 0.2 miles |
| Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy | — | 6.4% | 63.3% | 204 | 0.5 miles |
| Lacey Gardens Junior Academy | 59% | 6.3% | 57.8% | 307 | 0.5 miles |
| East Wold Church of England Primary School | 29% | 4.7% | 11.9% | 78 | 3.1 miles |
| North Cockerington Church of England Primary School | 38% | 4.5% | 20% | 79 | 3.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.67%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 10.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Church of England School, Louth0.2 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Louth
-
East Wold Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Louth
-
North Cockerington Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Louth
Other schools in Louth
Kidgate Academy ranks 7th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Louth.
- East Wold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy Primary
- Fulstow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grainthorpe Junior School Primary
- Grimoldby Primary School Primary
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy Primary
- Lift Utterby Primary
- North Cockerington Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Somercotes CofE Primary School Primary
- Scamblesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England School, Louth Primary
- The Donington-on-Bain School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kidgate Academy teach?
- Kidgate Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Louth.
- Who is the headteacher of Kidgate Academy?
- The headteacher of Kidgate Academy is Mrs Susan Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kidgate Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kidgate 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 Kidgate Academy?
- Kidgate Academy has 397 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kidgate Academy full?
- Kidgate Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 397 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kidgate Academy a faith school?
- No. Kidgate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kidgate Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kidgate Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kidgate Academy part of an academy trust?
- Kidgate Academy is part of LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kidgate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kidgate Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Kidgate Academy ranked 222nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kidgate Academy's absence rate?
- Kidgate Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kidgate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kidgate 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.