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Outwood Academy Foxhills
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
2 Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe DN15 8LJ · foxhills.outwood.com · 01724 708080
On the mapSearch near DN15 8LJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.63 mi
- 2.62 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 2 · North Lincolnshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 721
- 96% of 750 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- First language not English
- 33.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 2” went to a home 1.63 mi (2.62 km) from the school. Source: North Lincolnshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 161 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 146 | 161 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 143 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 129 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 159 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 2 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.63 mi2.62 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 41.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Lincolnshire it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.62 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.6 | — |
| Sixth form college | 51.2 | +16.4 |
| Further education | 32.5 | −13.9 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −3.8 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Outwood Academy Foxhills was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 9 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 9 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 30
- 4% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (40%) with SEND