Louth Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Louth, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 891 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 23 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Louth Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Academy First Section 5 · Inspected 8 Feb 2022 · Published 22 Mar 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Louth Academy.

Louth Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 25 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 2 Inset Day
  • 3–30 Autumn Term
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Autumn Term
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5–31 Spring Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
  • 23–28 Spring Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Spring Term
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Inset Day
  • 14–30 Summer Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Summer Term
  • 24–31 Summer Holiday
  • 24 Inset Day
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Apr 14, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 23, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 24, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jul 24, 2026 Inset Day
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
45 Attainment 8 England 46.1
35.8% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
26.2% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Louth Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 45
Lincolnshire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 -1.1 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 35.8%
Lincolnshire County Council 41.9% England 45.4% -9.6 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 40
Lincolnshire County Council 33.8 England 34.9 +5.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 7.8
Lincolnshire County Council 15.4 England 15.5 -7.7 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 35.8%
Lincolnshire County Council 26.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 151
Attendance 26.2% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 26.2%
Lincolnshire County Council 17.7% England 17.8% +8.4 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.3%
Lincolnshire County Council 6.6% England 6.8% +1.6 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 87%
Lincolnshire County Council 92% England 92% -5 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 77%
Lincolnshire County Council 84% England 83% -6 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Louth Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Louth Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.