Somercotes Academy
Keeling Street, North Somercotes, Louth, LN11 7PN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jacob Bailey
- Sponsor
- Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 456
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 142392
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507353459
About this school
Somercotes Academy is a secondary academy in Louth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 395 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 88 | 91 | 81 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | 41.3 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.25 to +0.35 | +0.15 -0.14 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 19.8% | 29.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 51.6% | 45.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 18.7% | 56.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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 Somercotes 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 | 43.6 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somercotes Academy compares
Somercotes Academy ranked 31st of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.6 | 12.4% | 46.6% | 395 | — |
| Louth Academy | 45 | 8.3% | 40.9% | 891 | 7.8 miles |
| King Edward VI Grammar School | 61.3 | 5.2% | 11.1% | 900 | 8.3 miles |
| Humberston Academy | 47.6 | 6.1% | 17.1% | 891 | 8.9 miles |
| Cleethorpes Academy | 40.7 | 10.9% | 35.7% | 843 | 10.0 miles |
| Waltham Toll Bar Academy | 45.8 | 7.8% | 19% | 1,611 | 10.3 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)
- 46.64%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 12.35%
- Persistent absence
- 41.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Louth Academy7.8 miles
Secondary · Louth
-
King Edward VI Grammar School8.3 miles
Secondary · Louth
-
Humberston Academy8.9 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
-
Cleethorpes Academy10.0 miles
Secondary · Cleethorpes
-
Waltham Toll Bar Academy10.3 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
Other schools in Louth
- King Edward VI Grammar School Secondary
- Louth Academy Secondary
- 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
- Kidgate Academy Primary
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy Primary
- Lift Utterby Primary
- North Cockerington Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Somercotes CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Somercotes Academy teach?
- Somercotes Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Louth.
- Who is the principal of Somercotes Academy?
- The principal of Somercotes Academy is Mr Jacob Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Somercotes Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somercotes 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 big is Somercotes Academy?
- Somercotes Academy has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Somercotes Academy full?
- Somercotes Academy has capacity for 456 pupils and 395 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Somercotes Academy a faith school?
- No. Somercotes Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Somercotes Academy?
- Somercotes 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 Somercotes Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.6 in 2022/23 and 40.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Somercotes Academy rank locally?
- Somercotes Academy ranked 31st of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Somercotes Academy's absence rate?
- Somercotes Academy's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somercotes Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somercotes 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 2 July 2026.