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The Axholme Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wharf Road, Crowle DN17 4HU · theaxholmeacademy.com · 01724 710368
On the mapSearch near DN17 4HU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.4
- 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
- 518
- 96% of 540 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Axholme Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 95 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 | 95 | 92 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 110 | 108 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 118 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 129 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 107 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.4, and 33.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | −0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 44.4 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 34.3 | −2.8 |
| Other education | 2 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.1 | +7.4 |
| Employment | 1 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
The Axholme Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 70
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (27%) with SEND