Louth Academy, Louth

In its own words: "We are committed to honesty and responsibility in all relationships, respecting the legitimate rights of individuals and stressing the importance of social awareness and sensitivity. Louth Academy ensures all students receive a broad and balanced curriculum that is well sequenced and considers students' cognitive load. This is evident through in-depth curriculum planning and thoughtful sequencing of knowledge and skills."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to give 11-16-year-olds an aspirational learning environment which enables them to overachieve. Louth Academy is rooted in fantastic Teaching, pastoral care and enrichment. We provide students with the building blocks to become global citizens and proud members of their local community. Louth Academy students enjoy an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include karate, dance, cooking and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Louth Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.42: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.5, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 165 families put Louth Academy as their first choice and 283 named it as one of their preferences, for 188 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Louth Academy is one of 11 schools run by Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44 in 2024/25.

Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

43.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 238 pupils (26.7%) received SEN support and 40 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Louth Academy had 75 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Louth Academy.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Louth Academy Upper Campus (opposite), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 158 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Louth Academy issued 176 suspensions, 20.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Louth Academy are St Michael's Church of England School, Louth (under 0.1 miles); Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy (0.2 miles); Lacey Gardens Junior Academy (0.3 miles); and Kidgate Academy (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.