Louth Academy
Monks' Dyke Road, Louth, LN11 9AW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Hermiston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 891
- URN
- 144968
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507606349
About this school
Louth Academy is a secondary academy in Louth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 891 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 151 | 166 | 151 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 43.1 | 45.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.15 to +0.31 | +0.42 +0.21 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 33.1% | 35.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 51.2% | 61.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 34.3% | 19.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Louth 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 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 870 |
| 2023/24 | 869 |
| 2024/25 | 864 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Louth Academy compares
Louth Academy ranked 22nd of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 8.3% | 40.9% | 891 | — |
| King Edward VI Grammar School | 61.3 | 5.2% | 11.1% | 900 | 0.6 miles |
| Somercotes Academy | 40.6 | 12.4% | 46.6% | 395 | 7.8 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy | 60.5 | 6.2% | 14% | 565 | 10.1 miles |
| John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College | 36.2 | 9.8% | 52.7% | 650 | 10.5 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England School, Louth | — | 5.6% | 32.5% | 291 | 0.1 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)
- 40.86%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.31%
- Persistent absence
- 26.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI Grammar School0.6 miles
Secondary · Louth
-
Somercotes Academy7.8 miles
Secondary · Louth
-
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy10.1 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College10.5 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
St Michael's Church of England School, Louth0.1 miles
Primary · Louth
Other schools in Louth
- King Edward VI Grammar School Secondary
- Somercotes 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 Louth Academy teach?
- Louth Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Louth.
- Who is the headteacher of Louth Academy?
- The headteacher of Louth Academy is Mr Joseph Hermiston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Louth Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Louth 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 Louth Academy?
- Louth Academy has 891 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Louth Academy full?
- Louth Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 891 on roll (99%), 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 Louth Academy a faith school?
- No. Louth Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Louth Academy a selective school?
- No. Louth Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Louth Academy?
- Louth 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 Louth Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 45 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Louth Academy rank locally?
- Louth Academy ranked 22nd of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Louth Academy's absence rate?
- Louth Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Louth Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Louth 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 10 July 2026.