46%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
30%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
57%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
293.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
431
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
42%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 27/11/2018
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLincolnshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio13.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Somercotes Academy · Secondary · Lincolnshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
46%
-6pp
61%53%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
30%
+10pp
38%29%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
Attainment 8
40.6
-0.7
46.443.540.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.6
EBacc entry
57%
+38pp
57%35%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
EBacc APS
293.8
-28.1
333.5281.5229.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 293.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
431
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
42%
Contact
Address
Keeling Street, North Somercotes, Louth, LN11 7PN
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 46% | 30% | 40.6 | Not applicable | 57% | 293.8 | 57% | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 20% | 41.3 | +0.15 | 19% | 322.0 | 23% | 456 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 31% | 43.6 | +0.05 | 39% | 333.5 | 40% | 467 |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 38% | 46.4 | -0.09 | 13% | 312.3 | 18% | 457 |
| 2018/19 | 44% | 19% | 41.6 | +0.44 | 18% | 229.5 | 18% | 366 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 21% | 40.4 | -0.35 | 51% | 235.0 | 51% | 348 |
| 2016/17 | 65% | 24% | 40.6 | -0.19 | 53% | — | 55% | 303 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 431 | 14.2 | 20% | 1% | 47% | 12% | 42% |
| 2023/24 | 456 | 14.3 | 24% | 1% | 42% | 10% | 39% |
| 2022/23 | 467 | 13.7 | 24% | 2% | 40% | 10% | 39% |
| 2021/22 | 457 | 14.3 | 23% | 2% | 38% | 10% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 421 | 13.8 | 21% | 1% | 36% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 366 | 12.9 | 15% | 0% | 37% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 303 | 12.8 | 18% | 2% | 41% | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.