75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
61%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
53.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
34%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
827.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
914
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 18/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Lincolnshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of South Axholme Academy · Secondary · North Lincolnshire
Part ofISLE EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
75%
-2pp
81%78%75%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
61%
+11pp
64%57%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
Attainment 8
53.2
+3.9
55.352.349.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53.2
EBacc entry
34%
-12pp
48%33%18%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
EBacc APS
827.5
+9.9
827.5732.4637.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 827.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
914
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
16%
Contact
Address
Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BY
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61% | 53.2 | Not applicable | 34% | 827.5 | 35% | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 50% | 49.3 | +0.21 | 46% | 817.6 | 49% | 944 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 51% | 51.3 | +0.42 | 44% | 774.9 | 48% | 953 |
| 2021/22 | 81% | 60% | 55.3 | +0.48 | 18% | 790.1 | 22% | 965 |
| 2018/19 | 80% | 64% | 53.2 | +0.60 | 48% | 637.2 | 49% | 874 |
| 2017/18 | 75% | 53% | 51.4 | +0.60 | 50% | 734.0 | 53% | 835 |
| 2016/17 | 74% | 52% | 51.6 | +0.64 | 51% | — | 53% | 823 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.4 | C+ | — | 9% | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 37.1 | B- | — | Suppressed | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 35.9 | B- | +0.01 | 15% | 27 |
| 2017/18 | 31.7 | C+ | +0.19 | 29% | 23 |
| 2016/17 | 26.4 | C- | +0.27 | 5% | 25 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 914 | 16.6 | 13% | 1% | 19% | 7% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 944 | 19.5 | 12% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 953 | 19.2 | 10% | 2% | 17% | 7% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 965 | 18.3 | 9% | 1% | 15% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 958 | 18.2 | 11% | 1% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 874 | 16.9 | 14% | 1% | 17% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 835 | 14.5 | 15% | 1% | 15% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 823 | 14.5 | 15% | 0% | 17% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.