Limehurst Academy is a secondary school located in Loughborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bridge Street, Loughborough

School Information

Address: Bridge Street, Loughborough, LE11 1NH
Website: http://www.limehurst.org.uk
Telephone: 01509263444
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Mellor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137367

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 618
Number of Boys: 321
Number of Girls: 297

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.68 Confidence interval 0.45 to 0.92
Of the 117 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 114 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:77%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:53%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rendell Primary School
Rendell Street , LE11 1LL
3out of 4 398 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
Hastings Street , LE11 5AX
3out of 4 627 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
Cobden Street , LE11 1AF
3out of 4 717 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
William Street , LE11 3BY
3out of 4 1,053 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mountfields Lodge School
Epinal Way , LE11 3GE
3out of 4 1,702 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Limehurst Academy
Bridge Street , LE11 1NH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
3out of 4 2,219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charnwood College
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
2out of 4 2,422 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loughborough College
Radmoor Road , LE11 3BT
- not rated 1,365 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ASPIRE: Lifeskills
Town Hall Chambers , Town Hall Passage LE11 3EB
- not rated 583 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity College
Moor Lane , LE11 1BA
- not rated 846 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sense College Loughborough
Radmoor Road , LE11 3BS
- not rated 1,099 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fairfield Prep School
Leicester Road , Loughborough LE11 2AE
- not rated 1,123 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Loughborough Amherst School
Gray Street , Loughborough LE11 2DZ
- not rated 1,246 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.