South Axholme Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 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
Not applicable
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Unique reference
137742
Address
Burnham Road, Epworth, DN9 1BY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
914 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.5%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 34%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 61%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 53.2
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.65
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE42
BiologyGCSE93
Business Studies:SingleGCSE32
ChemistryGCSE93
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE6
English LanguageGCSE178
English LiteratureGCSE178
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE21
GeographyGCSE93
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

South Axholme Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
174
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
170
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
66
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
170
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
39
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
186
92
94
Year 8
185
103
82
Year 9
175
87
88
Year 10
190
111
79
Year 11
178
81
97
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
80.9%
85.5%
Further education
26.0%
38.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
2.0%
4.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
56.0%
37.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
8.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.9%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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