Record-breakers celebrated

A record-breaking year was celebrated by students and staff at the annual Presentation Evening.

Guests and parents at the Riverhead Theatre event heard that East Lindsey’s highest performing Progress 8 school in 2024 had improved again in the summer.

Principal Joe Hermiston was delighted with the results at the Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust school.

“We are proud to give 11-16 year olds an aspirational learning environment which enables them to overachieve,” he said.

“This year we achieved our highest ever examination results, significantly above the national average.”

He said Louth Academy was rooted in “fantastic teaching, pastoral care, trips and outstanding enrichment opportunities.”

“We provide students with the building blocks to become global citizens and proud members of their local community.

“Louth Academy students enjoy an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life, Tonight is not just about celebrating the Year 11 results it’s about celebrating the hard work of all our students.

“Our curriculum is designed to be flexible to allow for personalised learning.

“It is not confined to the classroom and students are given outstanding enrichment to aid their educational experience.”

Students who completed the Silver Duke of Edinburgh award were awarded their certificates on the night.

“We have extremely high standards which equip students for success in the classroom and beyond,” Mr Hermiston said.

“Setting the students up for success is central to our ethos and our ongoing mission is to facilitate the students’ aspirational future.”

Chair of Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust Philip Bond congratulated staff, students, parents and carers on the achievements.

“Louth Academy has become a beacon of excellence within the Trust and the county,” Mr Bond said.

The evening included various musical performances. The school choir gave it a wonderful start and, during the awards, students in Year 10 performed and Eva Costa Jackson and Sophie Jarron sang a duet State Line.

It was closed, appropriately, by a performance of ‘Movin’ On Up’ from The Jam Band.

The performances showed the breadth of talent that was being encouraged at the Academy, added Mr Hermiston.

Guest at the awards was Louth’s Mayor Cllr Darren Hobson.

Awards

Key Stage 3
Art Endeavour: Ellis Wheelwright
Art Achievement: Lucy-Ann Bowater
Technology Endeavour: Henry Paxman
Technology Achievement: Summer Zukowskyj
History Endeavour: Charlie Graves
History Achievement: Astrid Walton
Languages Endeavour: Sophie Bolsover
Languages Achievement: Ini Kehinde-Aiyegoro
Music Endeavour: Ruby Barnes
Music Achievement: Sophie Jarron
Religious Education Endeavour: Daisy McDermott
Religious Education Achievement: Astrid Walton
English Language Endeavour: Jana Ghazoul
English Language Achievement: Aliona Walton
English Literature Endeavour: Jake Jacklin
English Literature Achievement: Lux Mathewson
Geography Endeavour: Jessica Nicholson
Geography Achievement: Arianna Dulieu
Maths Endeavour: William Allis
Maths Achievement: Jenny Wang
Physical Education Endeavour: Zeb Cross
Physical Education Achievement: Tallulah Flitter
Science Endeavour: William Allis
Science Achievement: Marley Carlin
ICT Endeavour: Naomi Brocklebank
ICT Achievement: Oscar Stones
Food & Nutrition Endeavour: Liberty Stanton
Food & Nutrition Achievement: Madison Gough

Key Stage 4
Art & Design Endeavour: Megan Johnston
Art & Design Achievement: Lauren Matthews
Technology Endeavour: Toby Johnson
Technology Achievement: Amber Dixon
History Endeavour: Taygan Webb
History Achievement: Amber Dixon
Music Endeavour: Neve Mills
Music Achievement: Isabelle Molina
Performing Arts Endeavour: Harry Burnett
Performing Arts Achievement: Nancy Baker
Religious Education Endeavour: Jack Miller
Religious Education Achievement: Erin Axton
Food & Nutrition Endeavour: Toby Johnson
Food & Nutrition Achievement: Rebecca Maddison
Business Endeavour: Katie Rose King
Business Achievement: Taygen Webb
Geography Endeavour: Betty Wang
Geography Achievement: Alex Coonan
ICT Endeavour: Jack Hammond
ICT Achievement: Jake Bulleyment
Languages Endeavour: Jack Hammond
Languages Achievement: Isabelle Molina
Maths Endeavour: William Jackson
Maths Achievement: Betty Wang
Physical Education Endeavour: Lexi Stubbs
Physical Education Achievement: Alex Coonan
Science Endeavour: Rebecca Maddison
Science Achievement: Betty Wang
English Language Endeavour: Amber Kami
English Language Achievement: Henry Ellis
English Literature Endeavour: Adam Fawzi
English Literature Achievement: Kiera Gamble
Health and Social Care Endeavour: Jessica Andrews
Health & Social Care Achievement: Lexi Addison
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award
Tyler Brett, Ben Cook, William Jackson, Michael Fairbairn, Tighe Axton, Henry Ellis, Isobelle Molina, Amber Kami.
Progress: Isla Brown, Theo Dodds, Bahar Atai, Layton Annison-Snowden
Year group awards
Year 11 Best Progress: Alexa Thomas
Attainment: Joe Harries, Theo Dodds, Isla Brown, Ruby Graves.
Year 11 Best Attainment: Zenith Jiang
Year 7 Progress Award: Mia Booth
Year 8 Progress Award: Astrid Walton
Year 9 Progress Award: Connie Williams
Year 10 Progress Award: Michael Fairbairn
Year 11 Head Teacher Award: Zenith Jiang
Executive Head Teacher Award: Theo Dodds
CEO Award: Sophie Handley

The award winners on stage at Louth Academy’s annual presentation evening held at the Riverhead Theatre. Louth Mayor Cllr Darren Hobson (front, centre) is flanked by (left to right) Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust’s Chief Executive Officer Martin Brown, Trust chair Philip Bond, Principal Joe Hermiston and Executive Principal Philip Dickinson.