The Axholme Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Unique reference
137759
Address
Wharf Road, DN17 4HU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
534 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
1.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
31.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.9%
Other White 1.5%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.47
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 36%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.9
Local authority average 42.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.21
Local authority average 3.62
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award101
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award22
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE24
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
BiologyGCSE102
ChemistryGCSE67
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE23
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
English LanguageGCSE110
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Axholme Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
114
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
118
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
27
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
112
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
119
54
65
Year 8
107
52
55
Year 9
101
55
46
Year 10
106
64
42
Year 11
101
54
47
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
82.3%
86.5%
Further education
38.0%
35.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
5.0%
5.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
37.0%
41.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
5.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.9%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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