The Axholme Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Lincolnshire
Wharf Road, Crowle, DN17 4HU
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.9%
32.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
518
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
540 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
108 of 108 families who put it first got an offer
110
Places offered
151
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 108 | 108 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 151 | 108 | 72% |
1st preference success by year
North Lincolnshire lets families list 5 preferences. 35 applications came from outside the council area (25 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
- Damien Keogh
- Address
- Wharf Road, Crowle, DN17 4HU
- Phone
- 01724710368
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Axholme North · Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137759
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE AXHOLME ACADEMY
518 pupils · 540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 556 pupils
Attendance
89.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 42.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 101 | — |
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.
House prices near the school
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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.