Limehurst Academy

State-Funded School

limehurst-academy-leicestershire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicestershireLocal Authority

LoughboroughConstituency

LE11 1NHPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Limehurst Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 656 pupils. Limehurst Academy is part of EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.61

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

32%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

656

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

54%

England average

22%

Young carers

10%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 656
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 April 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.