King Edward VI Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Edward Street, Louth, LN11 9LL
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
11.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
900
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
812 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
135 of 153 families who put it first got an offer
137
Places offered
228
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 153 | 135 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 58 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 228 | 137 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 82 applications came from outside the council area (47 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Samantha Cassidy
- Address
- Edward Street, Louth, LN11 9LL
- Phone
- 01507600456
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- St Mary's · Louth and Horncastle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142262
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING EDWARD VI EDUCATION TRUST
900 pupils · 812 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 763 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.79 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 81.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 96.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.76 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 80 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 38% | 90% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 26% | 82% | 94% | |
| English Language | 148 | 15% | 74% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 122 | 32% | 94% | 99% | |
| History | 96 | 44% | 81% | 93% | |
| Geography | 81 | 44% | 85% | 93% | |
| French | 76 | 37% | 84% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 76 | 13% | 83% | 96% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 73 | 29% | 79% | 96% | |
| Biology | 72 | 61% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 72 | 46% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 72 | 46% | 94% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 5% | 19% | 38% | |
| Biology | 25 | 8% | 16% | 56% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 5% | 9% | 27% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 10% | 14% | 33% | |
| Economics | 19 | 0% | 11% | 32% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 0% | 11% | 32% | |
| Physics | 17 | 12% | 18% | 24% | |
| History | 14 | 14% | 36% | 71% | |
| French | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 20% | 60% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 14% | 43% | 86% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11795: The King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.