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South Axholme Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster DN9 1BY · southaxholmeacademy.co.uk · 01427 872121
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.2
- average Attainment 8 score. North Lincolnshire 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 910
- 78% of 1,165 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Isle Education Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 182 families put the school first and 186 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 186 | 182 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 170 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 184 | 190 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 186 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 205 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.2, and 60.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Lincolnshire it was 43.2, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade B- (35.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.5 | −1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 52.9 | −8.5 |
| Further education | 31.6 | +7.6 |
| Other education | 1.6 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +2.4 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 students | B- (35.9) | Average +0.01 | |
| 25 students | B- (36) | Average +0.01 | |
| 12 students | Dist- (32.7) | Average +0.31 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 21 | C+ (31.7) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 25 | C- (26.4) | +0.27 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.3 | −10.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 25 | +8.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | −4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | — |
Ofsted
South Axholme Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 157
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND