St Michael's Church of England School, Louth

St Michael’s Church of England School in Louth has maintained its status as a good school since its last inspection. The pupils feel supported and valued, with a respectful and safe learning environment that promotes positive behavior. The headteacher has introduced new ambitions, leading to improvements in the curriculum and teaching practices. Notably, the reading program is well-structured, which helps pupils develop their reading skills effectively. However, there is recognition that some areas of the curriculum still require further development to ensure that all subjects are consistently well-planned and knowledge-rich. While the school excels in fostering a nurturing atmosphere and robust safeguarding measures, challenges remain particularly in curriculum planning for certain subjects and in providing sufficient structured reading support for some older early readers. Leaders are actively aware of these issues and are taking steps to resolve them. Overall, with strong support from parents and staff, the school is on a positive trajectory for continued improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud and supported in their learning.
• High expectations and a calm learning environment are promoted.
• The reading program is well-structured and supports early readers effectively.
• Pupils with SEND receive good support and achieve well.
• Teachers display strong subject knowledge and adapt learning to meet pupil needs.
• Personal, social and health education is well planned and effective.

Areas for Improvement

• A few subjects have curriculum planning in the early stages.
• Some older early readers struggle with reading and lack sufficient structured support.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Michael's Church of England School, Louth attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England School, Louth were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Michael's Church of England School, Louth had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England School, Louth were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Michael's Church of England School, Louth received £7,410 and spent £7,557 for each of its 291 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£146 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Michael's Church of England School, Louth's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's Church of England School, Louth is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was St Michael's Church of England School, Louth last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael's Church of England School, Louth was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does St Michael's Church of England School, Louth have?

St Michael's Church of England School, Louth has 291 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael's Church of England School, Louth cover?

St Michael's Church of England School, Louth for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Michael's Church of England School, Louth's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 35% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Michael's Church of England School, Louth?

St Michael's Church of England School, Louth is at Monks Dyke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9AR.