Outwood Academy Foxhills
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Lincolnshire
2 Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 09/11/2022
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
721
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
146 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
286
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 146 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 286 | 149 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
North Lincolnshire lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tracy Motson
- Address
- 2 Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
- Phone
- 01724708080
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Crosby & Park · Scunthorpe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137004
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
721 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 19
06 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 759 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 132 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 131 | 16% | 62% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 130 | 10% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 126 | 14% | 61% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 98 | 3% | 32% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 62 | 11% | 23% | 45% | |
| History | 57 | 26% | 63% | 75% | |
| Geography | 50 | 10% | 38% | 48% | |
| Statistics | 37 | 3% | 22% | 35% | |
| Art and Design | 37 | 16% | 51% | 62% | |
| Biology | 31 | 16% | 45% | 58% | |
| Physics | 28 | 14% | 54% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 29% | 76% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.