South Axholme Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 137742
- Address
- Burnham Road, Epworth, DN9 1BY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 944 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 94.7%
Other White 1.8%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.3
Local authority average 42.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.62
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 110 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 110 |
| English Language | GCSE | 186 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 184 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| Geography | GCSE | 119 |
Admissions
South Axholme Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 78
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 104 85 |
| Year 8 | 191 95 96 |
| Year 9 | 196 113 83 |
| Year 10 | 181 84 97 |
| Year 11 | 187 95 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 24.0% 37.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 4.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 38.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |