Limehurst AcademyIveshead School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

Limehurst Academy and Iveshead School are secondary schools in Loughborough.

  • Limehurst Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Iveshead School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Limehurst Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Limehurst Academy was judged Good and Iveshead School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.2 for Limehurst Academy and 43.7 for Iveshead School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Limehurst Academy (52.2 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Limehurst Academy versus Iveshead School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughLimehurst AcademyLoughboroughIveshead SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking15th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure29th of 44 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll651 1,000
Capacity600 1,400
LocationLoughborough, LE11 1NH Loughborough, LE12 9DB
GCSE results
Attainment 848.2 Stronger figure43.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.5% Stronger figure41.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.2% Stronger figure58.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc75.2% 89.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.60 Stronger figure4.17 4.09
Cohort129 163
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported43
A-level average pointsNot reported25.4 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported25.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported7.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census651 1,000
Free school meals (ever 6)35.3% 20.0%
English as an additional language55.8% 4.1%
SEN support14.8% 17.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence9.8% 9.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.7% 25.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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