Lacey Gardens Junior Academy
Lacey Gardens, Louth, LN11 8DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Emma Lawton
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 146499
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507602082
About this school
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy is a primary academy in Louth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 307 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2023, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 91 | 76 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 43% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 58% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 62% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Lacey Gardens Junior 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 | 49% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 329 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lacey Gardens Junior Academy compares
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy ranked 132nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.3% | 57.8% | 307 | — |
| Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy | — | 6.4% | 63.3% | 204 | 0.1 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England School, Louth | 35% | 5.6% | 32.5% | 291 | 0.3 miles |
| Kidgate Academy | 38% | 5.3% | 31.7% | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| North Cockerington Church of England Primary School | 38% | 4.5% | 20% | 79 | 2.7 miles |
| East Wold Church of England Primary School | 29% | 4.7% | 11.9% | 78 | 2.9 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)
- 57.78%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 21.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Louth
-
St Michael's Church of England School, Louth0.3 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Kidgate Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Louth
-
North Cockerington Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Louth
-
East Wold Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Louth
Other schools in Louth
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy ranks 5th 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
- Kidgate 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 year groups does Lacey Gardens Junior Academy teach?
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Louth.
- Who is the head of school of Lacey Gardens Junior Academy?
- The head of school of Lacey Gardens Junior Academy is Mrs Emma Lawton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lacey Gardens Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lacey Gardens Junior 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 Lacey Gardens Junior Academy?
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lacey Gardens Junior Academy full?
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 307 on roll (85%), 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 Lacey Gardens Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Lacey Gardens Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lacey Gardens Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lacey Gardens Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lacey Gardens Junior Academy?
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lacey Gardens Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lacey Gardens Junior Academy rank locally?
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy ranked 132nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lacey Gardens Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lacey Gardens Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lacey Gardens Junior 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.