- What did School Atlas judge Limehurst Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?
- School Atlas judged Limehurst Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Limehurst Academy?
- Limehurst Academy has 656 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Limehurst Academy take?
- Limehurst Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
- Where is Limehurst Academy located?
- Limehurst Academy is located in Loughborough, LE11 1NH, Leicestershire.
- How do I apply to Limehurst Academy?
- Limehurst Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How are Year 7 places decided at Limehurst Academy?
- When Limehurst Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). The definition includes previously looked after children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order), including those children who the admissions authority determine, based on the evidence provided, that were in state care outside of England, but who were then adopted. This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014.Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians); 2. Children with a sibling attending Limehurst at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. Children living permanently in the Limehurst catchment area, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to Limehurst as the crow flies. A map is available at the end of this policy, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 130 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Limehurst Academy?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 40.1% of pupils at Limehurst Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.