Louth Academy is a
co-educational secondary school
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located in
Louth in the
English county
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of
Lincolnshire.
History
Monks' Dyke High School opened on Monks' Dyke Road in Louth in 1929. In September 2012 the school merged with Tennyson High School in
Mablethorpe to form Monks' Dyke Tennyson College. The school continued to operate over both sites until August 2016 when the Mablethorpe site closed.
Previously a
foundation school
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Foundation schools were set up under the School Standards and Framework A ...
administered by
Lincolnshire County Council, in September 2017 Monks' Dyke Tennyson College converted to
academy status and was renamed Louth Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust (formerly Tollbar Multi Academy Trust).
At the same time
Cordeaux Academy (located on North Holme Road in Louth) merged with the new Louth Academy. The school is now based over both sites.
As of 2022, Louth Academy has received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted after previously being 'Inadequate'.
Current principal is Mr Philip Dickinson.
Notable former pupils
Monks’ Dyke
*
Corinne Drewery
*
Donald Pleasence
* Daniel Pearson (Green man Dan)
References
Secondary schools in Lincolnshire
Educational institutions established in 1929
1929 establishments in England
Louth, Lincolnshire
Academies in Lincolnshire
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